Hazardous operations, space debris 280110Z to 280140Z aug, alternate 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2461/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-08-25 18:44Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · EASTERN RANGE 211805Z AUG 20.. Issued 2020-08-23 04:53Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South Pacific Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operations, space debris 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by 62-20S 132-14W, 58-35S 130-32W,…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 2461/20 · this notice2020-08-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2488/202020-08-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2503/202020-08-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2511/202020-08-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2555/202020-09-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-28 01:10Z | 2020-08-28 01:40Z | — | 30 min |
| 2020-08-29 01:10Z | 2020-08-29 01:40Z | — | 30 min |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-08-23 04:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-29 02:40Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 211805Z AUG 20.
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -41.259, -119.833
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. DNC 06, DNC 29. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 280110Z TO 280140Z AUG, ALTERNATE 290110Z TO 290140Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 62-20S 132-14W, 58-35S 130-32W, 53-49S 127-54W, 46-34S 124-23W, 35-23S 120-03W, 27-49S 117-25W, 18-34S 114-18W, 15-10S 112-47W, 15-33S 111-12W, 17-30S 111-17W, 23-38S 111-45W, 36-28S 114-13W, 42-30S 116-00W, 48-18S 118-08W, 55-24S 122-02W, 61-11S 127-28W, 63-02S 129-48W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290240Z AUG 20.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Hazardous operations
- NGA's heading for activities that make an area dangerous — most often rocket launches, space debris and weapons firings, and some open-ended danger areas.
- Space debris
- An area where parts of a spacecraft or rocket stage are expected to come down at sea, from a launch or a planned re-entry.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
7 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Hazardous operations, space debris 310110Z aug to 030140Z sep in area bound by 62-20S 132-14W, 58-35S…2020-09-01
- Hazardous operations, space debris 310110Z to 310140Z aug, alternate 0110Z to 0140Z daily 01 thru 03 sep in…2020-08-28
- Hazardous operations, space debris 310110Z to 310140Z aug, alternate 010110Z to 010140Z sep in area bound by…2020-08-27
- Hazardous operations, space debris 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by 62-20S 132-14W, 58-35S 130-32W,…2020-08-25
- Space debris2012-04-25
- Hazardous operations2011-04-23
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:03Z; source collection times vary.
Missiles
Missile firings, rocket launches and space debris re-entry areas. All current missile & rocket hazards →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.