Missile operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 22 thru 28 oct in areas bound by: a. 51-55.00N 152-00.00E, 51-55.00N…
Sea of Okhotsk · HYDROPAC 3312/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-10-28 14:00Z
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 XIII 129/23 171112Z OCT 23.. Issued 2023-10-17 12:09Z. 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
- Sea of Okhotsk. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Sea of Okhotsk →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-22 06:00Z | 2023-10-22 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-23 06:00Z | 2023-10-23 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-24 06:00Z | 2023-10-24 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-25 06:00Z | 2023-10-25 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-26 06:00Z | 2023-10-26 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-27 06:00Z | 2023-10-27 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
| 2023-10-28 06:00Z | 2023-10-28 13:00Z | — | 7 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-10-17 12:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-10-28 14:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIII 129/23 171112Z OCT 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XIII · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Sea of Okhotsk
- position
- 58.392, 143.813
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEA OF OKHOTSK.
RUSSIA.
DNC 24.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0600Z TO 1300Z DAILY
22 THRU 28 OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 51-55.00N 152-00.00E, 51-55.00N 152-20.00E,
51-40.00N 152-40.00E, 51-30.00N 152-40.00E,
51-30.00N 152-00.00E.
B. 52-30.00N 152-42.00E, 51-58.00N 153-13.00E,
51-47.00N 152-43.00E, 52-20.00N 152-13.00E.
C. 52-38.00N 151-54.00E, 51-50.00N 152-39.00E,
51-31.00N 151-45.00E, 52-19.00N 150-58.00E.
D. 59-18.00N 143-38.00E, 58-03.00N 145-25.00E,
57-31.00N 144-06.00E, 58-44.00N 142-09.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281400Z OCT 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.
- Missile firing
- Missile tests or exercises, with the danger area and times during which missiles may be in flight or falling.
- 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
15 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- Missile operations 0600Z to 1300Z daily 10 thru 16 dec in areas bound by: a. 51-55N 152-20E, 51-40N 152-40E,…2020-12-05
- Missile operations 132100Z to 182059Z oct: a. in area bound by 47-26-28N 151-29-48E, 47-36-00N 151-21-00E,…2019-10-08
- Missile operations 042100Z to 192100Z oct: a. in area bound by 47-36N 151-21E, 47-54N 151-06E, 48-06N…2018-09-30
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1700Z daily until 30 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36-00N 151-21-00E, 47-54-00N…2017-10-26
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1400Z daily 26 thru 30 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36-00N 151-21-00E, 47-54-00N…2017-10-22
- Missile operations 0700Z to 1400Z daily 19 thru 25 oct: a. in area bound by 47-36-00N 151-21-00E, 47-54-00N…2017-10-14
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
8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:10Z; 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.