Missiles
Hazardous rocket launching operations are scheduled off California in the North Pacific from August 22 to 28.
North Pacific · California · NAVAREA XII 558/26
- issued
- 2026-08-13 01:56Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)
- self-cancels
- 2026-08-28 14:20Z
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 30.663, -118.456
- source
- nga_inforce · first seen 2026-08-19 19:17Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING:
A. 220725Z TO 221148Z AUG, ALTERNATE
230711Z TO 231134Z, 240656Z TO 241119Z,
250920Z TO 251343Z, 260906Z TO 261329Z,
270851Z TO 271314Z AND
280837Z TO 281300Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
34-28.00N 120-21.00W, 34-40.00N 120-37.00W,
34-39.00N 120-39.00W, 34-34.00N 120-39.00W,
34-19.00N 120-34.00W, 33-04.00N 119-51.00W,
32-20.00N 119-20.00W, 32-21.00N 119-18.00W,
33-03.00N 119-37.00W.
B. 220725Z TO 221150Z AUG, ALTERNATE
230711Z TO 231136Z, 240656Z TO 241121Z,
250920Z TO 251345Z, 260906Z TO 261331Z,
270851Z TO 271316Z AND
280837Z TO 281302Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 31-20.00N 118-49.00W,
31-19.00N 118-50.00W, 30-36.00N 118-39.00W,
29-54.00N 118-22.00W, 29-24.00N 118-08.00W.
C. 220725Z TO 221208Z AUG, ALTERNATE
230711Z TO 231154Z, 240656Z TO 241139Z,
250920Z TO 251403Z, 260906Z TO 261349Z,
270851Z TO 271334Z AND
280837Z TO 281320Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 117-39.00W, 29-24.00N 118-08.00W,
29-15.00N 118-02.00W, 29-02.00N 117-59.00W,
28-13.00N 117-21.00W, 29-36.00N 117-16.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281420Z AUG 26.Activity windows · 21 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 07:25Z | 2026-08-22 11:48Z | — | 4 h 23 |
| 2026-08-22 07:25Z | 2026-08-22 11:50Z | — | 4 h 25 |
| 2026-08-22 07:25Z | 2026-08-22 12:08Z | — | 4 h 43 |
| 2026-08-23 07:11Z | 2026-08-23 11:34Z | — | 4 h 23 |
| 2026-08-23 07:11Z | 2026-08-23 11:36Z | — | 4 h 25 |
| 2026-08-23 07:11Z | 2026-08-23 11:54Z | — | 4 h 43 |
| 2026-08-24 06:56Z | 2026-08-24 11:19Z | — | 4 h 23 |
| 2026-08-24 06:56Z | 2026-08-24 11:21Z | — | 4 h 25 |
| … 13 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
This area · missile & rocket hazards
155 within 180 nm since 2011 · 3 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- Hazardous operations, rocket launching a. 190200Z to 190625Z aug, alternate 0200Z to 0625Z daily 20 thru 25…2026-08-08
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 152152Z to 160215Z aug, alternate 162138Z to 170201Z, 172124Z to…2026-08-04
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0248Z to 0601Z daily 08 thru 10 and 0305Z to 0601Z daily 11 thru 14 may…2024-05-03
- Hazardous operations, space debris 280254Z to 280725Z, 290254Z to 290725Z, 300255Z to 300726Z apr, 010256Z…2024-04-23
- Missile operations 091300Z to 100001Z and 101300Z to 110001Z apr in area bound by 33-01.97N 118-37.98W,…2024-04-05
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0225Z to 0656Z daily 06 thru 12 apr in area bound by 30-39.00N…2024-04-02
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