Missiles

Hazardous operations 0550Z to 0810Z daily 17 thru 27 dec in area bound by 45-02S 119-17W, 55-17S 109-22W,…

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3452/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-12-17 11:12Z

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) · MARINE GUYANE SOYUZ VS02 011850Z DEC 11.. Issued 2011-12-11 10:52Z. 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.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

Activity windows · 11 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2011-12-17 05:50Z	2011-12-17 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-18 05:50Z	2011-12-18 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-19 05:50Z	2011-12-19 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-20 05:50Z	2011-12-20 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-21 05:50Z	2011-12-21 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-22 05:50Z	2011-12-22 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-23 05:50Z	2011-12-23 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
2011-12-24 05:50Z	2011-12-24 08:10Z	—	2 h 20
… 3 more

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

issued: 2011-12-11 10:52Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2011-12-27 09:10Z
authority: MARINE GUYANE SOYUZ VS02 011850Z DEC 11.
issued by: COMAR GUYANE
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -53.969, -112.552
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0550Z TO 0810Z DAILY
   17 THRU 27 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY
   45-02S 119-17W, 55-17S 109-22W,
   61-58S 103-55W, 63-38S 102-22W,
   63-50S 102-56W, 51-52S 117-37W,
   50-12S 118-14W, 45-08S 119-32W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270910Z DEC.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

1 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.

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 07:44Z; 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.