Hazardous operations, space debris 0400Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 04 sep in areas bound by: 17-00.00S…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2780/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-04 09:00Z
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) · NAVAREA XIV 153/23 272010Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-29 09:48Z. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2780/23 and this msglater 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 2779/232023-08-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2780/23 · this notice2023-08-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-02 04:00Z | 2023-09-02 08:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-09-03 04:00Z | 2023-09-03 08:00Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-09-04 04:00Z | 2023-09-04 08:00Z | — | 4 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-08-29 09:48Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-09-04 09:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIV 153/23 272010Z AUG 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIV · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -13.354, -111.833
- 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 07. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0400Z TO 0800Z DAILY 02 THRU 04 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY: 17-00.00S 132-40.00W, 13-00.00S 112-00.00W, 06-30.00S 091-00.00W, 08-30.00S 091-00.00W, 15-00.00S 112-00.00W, 19-00.00S 132-40.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040900Z SEP 23.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
22 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 0200Z to 0600Z daily 01 thru 03 jan 24 in area bound by 14-30.00S…2023-12-26
- Hazardous operations, space debris, 0400Z to 0800Z daily 02 thru 24 sep in area bound by 08-30.00S…2023-08-29
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 300015Z to 300415Z jul in areas bound by: a. 13-00.00N 082-05.00E,…2023-07-27
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0015Z to 0415Z daily 30 jul thru 01 aug in area bound by 18-00.00S…2023-07-25
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0015Z to 0415Z daily 26 thru 28 jul in area bound by 18-00.00S…2023-07-20
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0730Z to 1100Z daily 22 thru 24 apr in area bound by 13-30.00S…2023-04-16
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 05:12Z; 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.