Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0917Z to 1058Z daily 16 nov thru 16 dec in area bound by 05-23.46N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1027/21
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) · AVURNAV CAYENNE 42/21 051327Z NOV 21.. Issued 2021-11-12 07:07Z. 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
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.
- HYDROLANT 2565/212021-10-18 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1027/21 · this notice2021-11-12 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1060/212021-11-26 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1129/212021-12-17 · Archived 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 09:17Z | 2021-11-16 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-17 09:17Z | 2021-11-17 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-18 09:17Z | 2021-11-18 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-19 09:17Z | 2021-11-19 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-20 09:17Z | 2021-11-20 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-21 09:17Z | 2021-11-21 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-22 09:17Z | 2021-11-22 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| 2021-11-23 09:17Z | 2021-11-23 10:58Z | — | 1 h 41 |
| … 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 07:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-16 11:58Z
- authority
- AVURNAV CAYENNE 42/21 051327Z NOV 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- AVURNAV CAYENNE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 5.582, -52.710
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. FRENCH GUIANA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 0917Z TO 1058Z DAILY 16 NOV THRU 16 DEC IN AREA BOUND BY 05-23.46N 052-53.80W, 05-48.00N 052-54.00W, 05-50.55N 052-26.40W, 05-12.60N 052-40.98W. 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
93 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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 0111Z to 0151Z daily 15 sep thru 15 oct in area bound by 05-48.00N…2026-09-02
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0126Z to 0206Z daily 05 oct thru 04 nov in area bound by 05-23.46N…2023-09-30
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 291200Z to 291400Z aug in area bound by 05-23.46N 052-53.80W,…2023-08-28
- Hazardous operations, space debris 2120Z to 0014Z daily 04 jul thru 04 aug in area bound by 05-18.00N…2023-06-29
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2116Z to 0008Z daily 16 jun thru 17 jul in area bound by 05-18.00N…2023-06-12
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 1154Z to 1246Z daily 13 thru 30 apr in area bound by 05-18.00N…2023-04-08
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:23Z; 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.