Hazardous operations, space debris 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by 62-20S 132-14W, 58-35S 130-32W,…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2488/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-08-27 09:05Z
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 251708Z AUG 20.. Issued 2020-08-25 18:44Z. 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 280110Z to 280140Z aug, alternate 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by…cancelled by this notice
- Hazardous operations, space debris 310110Z to 310140Z aug, alternate 010110Z to 010140Z sep in area bound by…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 2461/202020-08-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2488/20 · this notice2020-08-25 · 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 · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 2020-08-25 18:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-29 02:40Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 251708Z 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 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 HYDROPAC 2461/20. 3. 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- 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 280110Z to 280140Z aug, alternate 290110Z to 290140Z aug in area bound by…2020-08-23
- 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.