Missiles · military

Russia plans missile operations in the Sea of Japan from 1400 to 1000 UTC daily 16-18 and 20-22 September, canceling 23 September at 1100 UTC.

Sea of Japan · Russia · HYDROPAC 2627/26

issued
2026-09-11 09:40Z
status
in force
self-cancels
2026-09-23 11:00Z
sea
Japan Sea
position
46.538, 139.478
nearest port
Kholmsk · 110 nm
source
nga_inforce · first seen 2026-09-11 17:02Z

Original warning text

SEA OF JAPAN.
RUSSIA.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 1400Z TO 1000Z
   DAILY 16 THRU 18 AND 20 THRU 22 SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   50-16.00N 140-28.20E, 50-11.30N 140-47.80E,
   49-37.00N 140-26.70E, 49-28.20N 140-49.00E,
   48-57.30N 141-03.20E, 47-46.10N 140-59.50E,
   45-07.80N 138-15.60E, 43-06.40N 135-22.70E,
   42-33.70N 134-05.00E, 42-30.40N 133-56.50E,
   42-26.20N 133-42.30E, 42-35.00N 133-35.50E,
   42-42.60N 133-46.60E, 42-46.10N 133-55.00E,
   43-19.60N 135-09.40E, 45-18.40N 137-58.40E,
   47-51.80N 140-36.10E, 48-49.70N 140-43.10E,
   49-20.20N 140-32.30E, 49-31.60N 140-01.50E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231100Z SEP 26.

Activity windows · 3 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-09-16 14:00Z2026-09-17 10:00Z20 h
2026-09-17 14:00Z2026-09-18 10:00Z20 h
2026-09-18 14:00Z2026-09-19 10:00Z20 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

Type

Military firing / hazardous-operations area — no matching space launch.

Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

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