Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1310Z to 1650Z daily 08 thru 13 sep in areas bound by 25-57.00N…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 1025/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-09-07 22:53Z
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 0/23 310445Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-09-04 01:16Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. 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 IV 1025/23 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
Activity windows · 6 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 13:10Z | 2023-09-08 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
| 2023-09-09 13:10Z | 2023-09-09 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
| 2023-09-10 13:10Z | 2023-09-10 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
| 2023-09-11 13:10Z | 2023-09-11 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
| 2023-09-12 13:10Z | 2023-09-12 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
| 2023-09-13 13:10Z | 2023-09-13 16:50Z | — | 3 h 40 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-09-04 01:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-09-13 17:50Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/23 310445Z AUG 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 25.699, -92.807
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. TEXAS. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 1310Z TO 1650Z DAILY 08 THRU 13 SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY 25-57.00N 097-12.00W, 26-02.00N 097-12.00W, 26-03.00N 097-07.00W, 26-07.00N 096-59.00W, 26-10.00N 096-49.00W, 26-32.00N 096-25.00W, 26-42.00N 095-34.00W, 26-42.00N 092-53.00W, 26-08.00N 091-05.00W, 25-36.00N 090-24.00W, 24-41.00N 084-52.00W, 24-30.00N 084-52.00W, 25-09.00N 090-30.00W, 24-55.00N 091-06.00W, 25-09.00N 092-53.00W, 25-14.00N 093-53.00W, 24-58.00N 094-40.00W, 25-12.00N 096-10.00W, 25-54.00N 097-04.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 131750Z SEP 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.
- Rocket launching
- The areas where spent rocket stages, boosters and fairings are expected to fall after a launch, with the launch window.
- 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
8 within 180 nm since 2023 · 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, rocket launching 281215Z to 281414Z sep, alternate 1215Z to 1414Z daily 29 sep thru 04…2026-09-17
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 221215Z to 221414Z sep, alternate 1215Z to 1414Z daily 23 thru 28 sep…2026-09-15
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching and space debris 1300Z to 1539Z daily 18, 19 and 20 nov and 181300Z…2023-11-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching and space debris 1300Z to 1539Z daily 17, 19 and 20 nov and 181300Z…2023-11-13
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1300Z to 1539Z daily 15 thru 17 and 181300Z to 181349Z nov in area…2023-11-10
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1025Z to 1610Z daily 17 thru 21 apr in area bound by 25-57.00N…2023-04-07
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
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 20:35Z; 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.