Missiles

Rocket launching hazardous operations occur daily from 00:50 to 02:20 UTC, September 4 to October 4, in two areas in the western North Atlantic.

Western North Atlantic · NAVAREA IV 1058/24

issued
2024-08-31 11:46Z
status
cancelled 2026-08-17 00:00Z (dropped from snapshot)
self-cancels
2024-10-04 03:20Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
17.467, -53.942
source
nga_wayback · first seen 2024-10-02 13:30Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   0050Z TO 0220Z DAILY 04 SEP THRU 04 OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 08-54.00N 052-50.00W, 08-54.00N 052-45.00W,
      07-49.00N 052-45.00W, 07-49.00N 052-50.00W.
   B. 16-35.00N 053-47.00W, 16-34.00N 053-55.00W,
      18-21.00N 054-06.00W, 18-22.00N 053-58.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040320Z OCT 24.

Activity windows · 31 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2024-09-04 00:50Z2024-09-04 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-05 00:50Z2024-09-05 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-06 00:50Z2024-09-06 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-07 00:50Z2024-09-07 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-08 00:50Z2024-09-08 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-09 00:50Z2024-09-09 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-10 00:50Z2024-09-10 02:20Z1 h 30
2024-09-11 00:50Z2024-09-11 02:20Z1 h 30
23 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

24 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

25 missile & rocket hazards in force · see all

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.