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Hazardous operations, space debris

South China Sea, Northern Part and North Pacific, Western Part · NAVAREA XI 384/26

issued
2026-08-23 12:00Z
status
in force
cancels
NAVAREA XI 379/26
authority
Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
sea
Philippine Sea
position
13.488, 139.128
nearest port
Yap · 246 nm
source
jhod · first seen 2026-08-23 12:06Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART AND
NORTH PACIFIC, WESTERN PART.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS.
250000Z TO 250600Z AUG. AREAS BOUNDED BY
(1)18-53.77N 118-24.82E
18-43.72N 119-26.62E
18-06.50N 119-19.78E
18-16.52N 118-18.20E.
(2)17-47.43N 124-43.83E
17-35.27N 125-44.82E
16-53.05N 125-35.45E
17-05.17N 124-34.70E.
(3)12-40.32N 146-52.42E
12-00.52N 148-58.55E
09-57.38N 148-17.70E
10-36.90N 146-12.37E.
CANCEL 0379/26 AND THIS MSG.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2026-08-25 00:00Z2026-08-25 06:00Z—6 h

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

Possibly related launches

  • Long March 5 | Chang'e 7
    NET 2026-08-25 00:30Z · Go for Launch
    lifts off inside this window 2026-08-25 00:00Z – 06:00Z
    Long March 5 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
  • Long March 6C | Unknown Payload
    NET 2026-08-25 03:20Z · Go for Launch
    lifts off inside this window 2026-08-25 00:00Z – 06:00Z
    Long March 6C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
  • Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-49
    NET 2026-08-25 05:49Z · Go for Launch
    lifts off inside this window 2026-08-25 00:00Z – 06:00Z
    Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Matched on timing alone, against the windows the warning itself states — a launch counts if it lifts off inside one, or within the hour before it opens, which is where a disposal burn usually falls. No launch pad is near this area (down-range debris and stage-disposal zones are typically an ocean away from the pad), so this is a hint, not an identification. Data: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

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