Hazardous operations, space debris 0330Z to 0730Z daily 04 thru 24 feb in area bound by 20-30.00S…
South Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 44/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-02-24 08:30Z
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 XIV 21/23 302144Z JAN 23.. Issued 2023-01-30 22:13Z. 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
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.
- HYDROPAC 77/232023-01-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 342/232023-01-30 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA XII 44/23 · this notice2023-01-30 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
Activity windows · 21 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-04 03:30Z | 2023-02-04 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-05 03:30Z | 2023-02-05 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-06 03:30Z | 2023-02-06 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-07 03:30Z | 2023-02-07 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-08 03:30Z | 2023-02-08 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-09 03:30Z | 2023-02-09 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-10 03:30Z | 2023-02-10 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| 2023-02-11 03:30Z | 2023-02-11 07:30Z | — | 4 h |
| … 13 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-01-30 22:13Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-02-24 08:30Z
- authority
- NAVAREA XIV 21/23 302144Z JAN 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XII
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -10.250, -109.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN PACIFIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 0330Z TO 0730Z DAILY 04 THRU 24 FEB IN AREA BOUND BY 20-30.00S 122-00.00W, 18-30.00S 122-00.00W, 00-00.00N 096-00.00W, 02-00.00S 096-00.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240830Z FEB 23.
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
15 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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 071749Z to 072237Z dec, alternate 081727Z to 082215Z, 091705Z to 092153Z,…2025-11-29
- Hazardous operations, space debris 022032Z to 030120Z, 032010Z to 040058Z, 041948Z to 050036Z, 051925Z to…2025-11-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2348Z to 0649Z daily 08 thru 15 feb in area bound by 34-20.00S…2025-02-02
- Hazardous operations, space debris 14 nov thru 05 dec in area bound by 34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S…2024-11-09
- Hazardous operations, space debris 14 nov thru 05 dec in area bound by 34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S…2024-11-09
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 010200Z to 010600Z jan 24 a. in area bound by 13-41.00N 080-14.00E,…2023-12-29
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 05:42Z; 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.