Space debris hazard areas exist in the northern South China Sea and Sulu Sea from 1100 to 1700 UTC on 23 September, canceled at 1800 UTC.
South China Sea, Northern Part and Sulu Sea · NAVAREA XI 422/26
- issued
- 2026-09-20 12:00Z
- status
- in force
- self-cancels
- 2026-09-23 18:00Z
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- sea
- Sulu Sea
- position
- 8.245, 119.371
- nearest port
- Pelabuhan Sandakan · 163 nm
- source
- jhod · first seen 2026-09-20 12:21Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART AND SULU SEA. SPACE DEBRIS. 231100Z TO 231700Z SEP. AREAS BOUNDED BY A. 12-24.6N 116-04.2E 13-17.4N 115-24.6E 13-37.2N 115-52.2E 12-43.8N 116-31.2E. B. 07-47.0N 119-21.6E 08-40.8N 118-43.2E 09-00.0N 119-10.8E 08-06.6N 119-48.6E. C. 07-35.4N 119-23.4E 08-28.8N 118-45.0E 08-54.0N 119-21.6E 08-00.6N 119-59.4E. CANCEL THIS MSG 231800Z SEP.
Activity windows · 1 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 11:00Z | 2026-09-23 17:00Z | — | 6 h |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
Likely launch behind this area
Long March 8A | Unknown Payload
- NET
- 2026-09-23 13:30Z · Go for Launch
- rocket
- Long March 8A · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- pad
- Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · 840 nm from this area
Matched by pad distance and launch window; the warning itself does not name the launch. Data: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
This area · missile & rocket hazards
7 within 180 nm since 2025 · 7 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
- Space debris2026-09-16
- Hazardous operations, space debris 162200Z to 170400Z sep in area bound by 09-16.20N 118-57.00E, 09-28.20N…2026-09-12
- Space debris2026-09-12
- Hazardous operations, space debris 160200Z to 160800Z aug in areas bound by: a. 09-06.00N 119-22.20E,…2026-08-11
- Hazardous operations, space debris 190500Z to 191100Z jan in areas bound by: a. 09-31.00N 119-04.00E,…2026-01-16
- Hazardous operations, space debris 060700Z to 061300Z dec in areas bound by: a. 12-54.00N 116-10.00E,…2025-12-02
Season · when missile & rocket hazards happen here
month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
7 missile & rocket hazards in force · see all
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.