Hazardous operations, rocket launching 070904Z to 071139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 08 thru 10 dec…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1097/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-12-07 12:38Z
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) · EASTERN RANGE 052130Z DEC 21.. Issued 2021-12-05 23:03Z. 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
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 060904Z to 061139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 07 and 08 dec…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 1097/21 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.
- NAVAREA IV 1079/212021-12-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1095/212021-12-05 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1097/21 · this notice2021-12-05 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-07 09:04Z | 2021-12-07 11:39Z | — | 2 h 35 |
| 2021-12-08 09:04Z | 2021-12-08 11:39Z | — | 2 h 35 |
| 2021-12-09 09:04Z | 2021-12-09 11:39Z | — | 2 h 35 |
| 2021-12-10 09:04Z | 2021-12-10 11:39Z | — | 2 h 35 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2021-12-05 23:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-10 12:39Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 052130Z DEC 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 24.883, -48.429
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
070904Z TO 071139Z DEC, ALTERNATE
0904Z TO 1139Z DAILY 08 THRU 10 DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38-15N 080-37-10W, 28-52-00N 079-44-00W,
28-38-00N 078-50-00W, 28-32-00N 078-50-00W,
28-18-00N 079-44-00W, 28-30-39N 080-33-07W.
B. 28-43-00N 078-22-00W, 28-41-00N 077-01-00W,
28-26-00N 077-01-00W, 28-28-00N 078-22-00W.
C. 27-56-00N 071-23-00W, 28-44-00N 071-18-00W,
28-27-00N 067-21-00W, 27-41-00N 067-25-00W.
D. 25-00-00N 051-59-00W, 26-22-00N 051-40-00W,
24-46-00N 044-54-00W, 23-29-00N 045-15-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1095/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 101239Z 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
11 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, rocket launching 300822Z to 301120Z dec 22, alternate 0822Z to 1120Z daily 31 dec thru…2022-12-28
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 300822Z to 301120Z dec 22, alternate 0822Z to 1120Z daily 01 thru 04…2022-12-24
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 042136Z to 042251Z oct, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 05 thru 10 oct…2022-09-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 302136Z to 302251Z sep, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 01 thru 06 oct…2022-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 060904Z to 061139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 07 and 08 dec…2021-12-05
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 050904Z to 051139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 06 thru 08 dec…2021-12-01
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 19:03Z; 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.