Hazardous operations, space debris 1243Z to 1711Z daily 14 thru 18 mar in area bound by 16-06.00S…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 790/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-03-14 16:59Z
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 18/24 091037Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-09 11:27Z. 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 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 790/24, 833/24, 851/24 and this msglater cancellation notice
Activity windows · 5 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 12:43Z | 2024-03-14 17:11Z | — | 4 h 28 |
| 2024-03-15 12:43Z | 2024-03-15 17:11Z | — | 4 h 28 |
| 2024-03-16 12:43Z | 2024-03-16 17:11Z | — | 4 h 28 |
| 2024-03-17 12:43Z | 2024-03-17 17:11Z | — | 4 h 28 |
| 2024-03-18 12:43Z | 2024-03-18 17:11Z | — | 4 h 28 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-03-09 11:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-03-18 18:11Z
- authority
- NAVAREA X 18/24 091037Z MAR 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA X · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -22.133, 82.042
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. INDIAN OCEAN. AUSTRALIA. DNC 02, DNC 03, DNC 04. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 1243Z TO 1711Z DAILY 14 THRU 18 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 16-06.00S 050-27.00E, 16-06.00S 113-38.00E, 28-10.00S 113-38.00E, 28-10.00S 050-27.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181811Z MAR 24.
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
6 within 180 nm since 2023 · 2 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 1223Z to 1447Z daily 28 sep thru 04 oct in area bound by 24-36.00S…2026-09-17
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1223Z to 1447Z daily 22 thru 28 sep in area bound by 24-36.00S…2026-09-15
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1243Z to 1711Z daily 14, 15 and 18 and 1243Z to 1500Z daily 16 and 17 mar…2024-03-13
- Hazardous operations, space debris 1243Z to 1840Z daily 14 thru 18 mar in area bound by 27-52.00S…2024-03-11
- Hazardous operations, space debris 160200Z to 160800Z nov in area bound by 22-39.00S 085-11.00E, 22-27.00S…2023-11-13
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 05:52Z; 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.