Hazardous operations, space debris 051352Z to 051453Z oct, alternate 061330Z to 061421Z oct in area within…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2873/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-10-05 12:55Z
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 X 99/20 032050Z OCT 20.. Issued 2020-10-03 21:07Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -45.570, 111.087. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operations, space debris 061330Z to 061421Z oct, alternate 071309Z to 071359Z oct 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 2652/202020-09-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2710/202020-09-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2765/202020-09-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2798/202020-09-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2821/202020-09-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2855/202020-10-01 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-05 13:52Z | 2020-10-05 14:53Z | — | 1 h 01 |
| 2020-10-06 13:30Z | 2020-10-06 14:21Z | — | 51 min |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-10-03 21:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-10-06 15:21Z
- authority
- NAVAREA X 99/20 032050Z OCT 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -45.570, 111.087
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. TASMAN SEA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 051352Z TO 051453Z OCT, ALTERNATE 061330Z TO 061421Z OCT IN AREA WITHIN 250 MILES OF 27-27S 062-19E, 45-10S 087-41E, 52-00S 110-26E, 52-57S 137-40E, 50-17S 157-20E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 061521Z OCT 20.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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
9 within 180 nm since 2017 · 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 260851Z to 260925Z apr in area bound by 35-55S 095-59E, 35-39S 097-17E,…2022-04-22
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1430Z to 1630Z daily 20 thru 23 mar in area within 26 miles of trackline…2021-03-18
- Hazardous operations, space debris 160811Z to 160904Z feb, alternate 170749Z to 170842Z feb in area bound by…2021-02-11
- Hazardous operations, space debris 120721Z to 120815Z feb, alternate 130659Z to 130753 feb in area bound by…2021-02-07
- Hazardous operations, space debris 281618Z to 281719Z sep in area bound by 27-27S 062-19E, 45-10S 087-41E,…2020-09-26
- Hazardous operations, space debris 172013Z to 172114Z sep, alternate 181951Z to 182052Z sep in area bound by…2020-09-17
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 06:35Z; 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.