Hazardous operations, space debris 1830Z to 1924Z daily 24 thru 30 apr in area bound by 34-42.00N…
North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 265/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-04-24 19:32Z
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) · SPACEX 0/24 170706Z APR 24.. Issued 2024-04-19 09:33Z. 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
- North 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 NAVAREA XII 265/24 and this msglater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA XII 248/242024-04-12 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 265/24 · this notice2024-04-19 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 283/242024-04-26 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 18:30Z | 2024-04-24 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-25 18:30Z | 2024-04-25 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-26 18:30Z | 2024-04-26 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-27 18:30Z | 2024-04-27 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-28 18:30Z | 2024-04-28 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-29 18:30Z | 2024-04-29 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
| 2024-04-30 18:30Z | 2024-04-30 19:24Z | — | 54 min |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-04-19 09:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-04-30 20:24Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/24 170706Z APR 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 32.689, -121.623
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 1830Z TO 1924Z DAILY 24 THRU 30 APR IN AREA BOUND BY 34-42.00N 120-43.00W, 34-42.00N 120-28.00W, 34-30.00N 120-28.00W, 33-41.00N 120-53.00W, 31-26.00N 121-51.00W, 31-15.00N 122-04.00W, 31-15.00N 122-34.00W, 31-45.00N 122-37.00W, 32-01.00N 122-24.00W, 33-51.00N 121-11.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 302024Z APR 24.
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.
- 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
918 within 180 nm since 1998 · 8 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, rocket launching: a. 011808Z to 011950Z oct, alternate 1808Z to 1950Z daily 02 thru 07…2026-09-20
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 301600Z to 302025Z sep, alternate 1600Z to 2025Z daily 01 thru 06…2026-09-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 261156Z to 261521Z sep, alternate 271249Z to 271507Z, 281128Z to…2026-09-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 200147Z to 200612Z sep, alternate 210133Z to 210558Z, 220118Z to…2026-09-09
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 101537Z to 101902Z, alternate 111523Z to 111848Z, 121509Z to…2026-09-01
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 041128Z to 041553Z sep, alternate 051113Z to 051538Z, 061059Z to…2026-08-25
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
8 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 22:54Z; 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.