Missiles

Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 042355Z to 050025Z feb, alternate 051440Z to 122055Z feb in area…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 108/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-02-03 04:54Z

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 0/24 010009Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-02-01 00:13Z. 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

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.

  1. NAVAREA IV 103/242024-01-31 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 108/24 · this notice2024-02-01 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 119/242024-02-03 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 125/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 126/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA IV 134/242024-02-06 · Archived notice
Compare all 9 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

Activity windows · 13 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2024-02-04 15:15Z2024-02-12 20:50Z—197 h 35
2024-02-04 15:30Z2024-02-04 16:00Z—30 min
2024-02-04 15:35Z2024-02-04 16:05Z—30 min
2024-02-04 15:40Z2024-02-12 21:20Z—197 h 40
2024-02-04 23:25Z2024-02-04 23:55Z—30 min
2024-02-04 23:55Z2024-02-05 00:25Z—30 min
2024-02-05 14:40Z2024-02-12 20:55Z—174 h 15
2024-02-05 14:50Z2024-02-12 20:45Z—173 h 55
… 5 more

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

issued
2024-02-01 00:13Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2024-02-12 22:20Z
authority
SPACEX 0/24 010009Z FEB 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SPACEX
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
30.925, -80.250
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF MEXICO.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
   A. 042355Z TO 050025Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      051440Z TO 122055Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
   B. 042355Z TO 050025Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      041515Z TO 122050Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-48.00N 080-40.02W.
   C. 042325Z TO 042355Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      051450Z TO 122045Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      30-54.95N 080-15.00W.
   D. 041530Z TO 041600Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      052300Z TO 122115Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-42.95N 086-10.97W.
   E. 041535Z TO 041605Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      041540Z TO 122120Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-48.00N 087-30.00W.
   F. 052345Z TO 060015Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      051500Z TO 122110Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-16.97N 084-12.00W.
   G. 052350Z TO 060020Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      052300Z TO 122110Z FEB
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      28-06.00N 083-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 103/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 122220Z FEB 24.

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.
Space debris
An area where parts of a spacecraft or rocket stage are expected to come down at sea, from a launch or a planned re-entry.
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.
Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
NAVAREA
One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

222 within 180 nm since 1998 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 18:43Z; 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.