Hazardous operations 242205Z to 242341Z feb, alternate 252139Z to 252318Z, 262117Z to 262253Z and 272051Z to…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 553/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-02-24 23:31Z
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) · EASTERN RANGE OP K3233 EXT TANK 151411Z FEB 11.. Issued 2011-02-19 23:04Z. 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 553/11 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-24 22:05Z | 2011-02-24 23:41Z | — | 1 h 36 |
| 2011-02-25 21:39Z | 2011-02-25 23:18Z | — | 1 h 39 |
| 2011-02-26 21:17Z | 2011-02-26 22:53Z | — | 1 h 36 |
| 2011-02-27 20:51Z | 2011-02-27 22:30Z | — | 1 h 39 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2011-02-19 23:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2011-02-27 23:30Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE OP K3233 EXT TANK 151411Z FEB 11.
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -33.626, -155.675
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH PACIFIC. SPACE SHUTTLE. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 242205Z TO 242341Z FEB, ALTERNATE 252139Z TO 252318Z, 262117Z TO 262253Z AND 272051Z TO 272230Z FEB IN AREA BOUND BY 42-59S 171-56W, 41-36S 169-09W, 39-57S 166-08W, 37-18S 161-52W, 35-27S 159-12W, 33-02S 156-03W, 30-02S 152-30W, 27-58S 150-16W, 25-20S 147-36W, 21-26S 143-59W, 22-32S 142-31W, 23-09S 141-47W, 24-00S 142-23W, 27-01S 145-14W, 29-56S 148-15W, 33-15S 152-02W, 36-04S 155-37W, 38-23S 158-56W, 40-34S 162-24W, 43-06S 167-03W, 44-49S 170-49W, 43-46S 171-40W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 272330Z FEB.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · military exercises
74 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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 081541Z to 081721Z jul, alternate 091519Z to 091655Z and 101453Z to 101632Z jul in area…2011-07-03
- Hazardous operations 161316Z to 161450Z may, alternate 171248Z to 171424Z and 181228Z to 181402Z may in area…2011-05-11
- Hazardous operations 021848Z to 022028Z may, alternate 031826Z to 032002Z and 041800Z to 041939Z may in area…2011-04-29
- Hazardous operations 021932Z to 022103Z may, alternate 031910Z to 032041Z and 041844Z to 042015Z may in area…2011-04-29
- Hazardous operations 292002Z to 292138Z apr, alternate 301950Z to 302116Z apr and 011914Z to 012050Z may in…2011-04-24
- Hazardous operations 242205Z to 242341Z feb, alternate 252139Z to 252318Z, 262117Z to 262253Z and 272051Z to…2011-02-19
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
9 military exercises listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:07Z; source collection times vary.
Exercises
Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises →
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.