Missiles

Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2027Z to 2305Z daily 04 dec thru 03 jan 19 in area bound by 05-18.00N…

Western North Atlantic · French Guiana · NAVAREA IV 1023/18

issued: 2018-11-30 09:53Z
status: cancelled 2018-12-05 10:06Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2019-01-04 00:05Z
authority: FRENCH GUIANA 221147Z NOV 18.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   2027Z TO 2305Z DAILY 04 DEC THRU 03 JAN 19
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   05-18.00N 52-47.40W, 05-22.35N 52-33.83W,
   05-11.16N 52-24.63W, 05-09.00N 52-36.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040005Z JAN 19.

Activity windows · 31 in this warning

opens (UTC)	closes (UTC)	local	length
2018-12-04 20:27Z	2018-12-04 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-05 20:27Z	2018-12-05 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-06 20:27Z	2018-12-06 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-07 20:27Z	2018-12-07 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-08 20:27Z	2018-12-08 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-09 20:27Z	2018-12-09 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-10 20:27Z	2018-12-10 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
2018-12-11 20:27Z	2018-12-11 23:05Z	—	2 h 38
… 23 more

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

Timeline

Cancel NAVAREA IV 1023/18 and this msg, operations completedcancelled by · 2018-12-05

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Missiles

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