Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0827Z to 1058Z daily 16 nov thru 16 dec in areas bound by: a. 07-48N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1026/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-11-16 12:46Z
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) · FRENCH GUIANA 031357Z NOV 21.. Issued 2021-11-12 06:36Z. 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 Atlantic 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 IV 1026/21, 1027/21, and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 31 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-16 08:27Z | 2021-11-16 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-17 08:27Z | 2021-11-17 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-18 08:27Z | 2021-11-18 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-19 08:27Z | 2021-11-19 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-20 08:27Z | 2021-11-20 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-21 08:27Z | 2021-11-21 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-22 08:27Z | 2021-11-22 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| 2021-11-23 08:27Z | 2021-11-23 10:58Z | — | 2 h 31 |
| … 23 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-11-12 06:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-16 11:58Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 031357Z NOV 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 17.183, -48.600
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
0827Z TO 1058Z DAILY 16 NOV THRU 16 DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 07-48N 051-46W, 08-42N 051-24W,
08-40N 051-20W, 07-46N 051-42W.
B. 16-22N 048-58W, 18-03N 048-22W,
18-00N 048-14W, 16-19N 048-50W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 161158Z DEC 21.
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 2011 · 0 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 0230Z to 0330Z daily 01 thru 04 feb in area bound by 27-47N 045-15W,…2018-01-26
- Hazardous operations 0648Z to 0919Z daily 24 may thru 08 jun in areas bound by: a. 08-04.00N 051-02.00W,…2016-05-19
- Hazardous operations 17 thru 31 dec in area bound by 08-11N 051-13W, 08-04N 051-01W, 07-34N 051-20W, 07-42N…2015-12-14
- Hazardous operations 11 sep thru 11 oct in area bound by 08-11.0N 051-13.0W, 08-04.0N 051-01.0W, 07-34.0N…2015-09-06
- Hazardous operations 0917Z to 1332Z daily 21 aug thru 21 sep in areas bound by: a. 08-11.0N 051-13.0W,…2014-08-17
- Hazardous operations 1113Z to 1902Z daily 12 oct thru 12 nov in areas bound by: a. 05-23N 052-54W, 05-26N…2012-10-07
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:59Z; 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.