Hazardous operations, rocket launching 220216Z to 220647Z oct, alternate 230151Z to 230622Z, 240126Z to…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1197/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-10-18 12:26Z
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 0/23 130010Z OCT 23.. Issued 2023-10-17 09:34Z. 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 1179/23 and this msg, aid restoredlater 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 1383/222022-12-23 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 77/232023-01-19 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 86/232023-01-20 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 110/232023-01-27 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 117/232023-01-30 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 145/232023-02-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-22 02:16Z | 2023-10-22 06:47Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-23 01:51Z | 2023-10-23 06:22Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-24 01:26Z | 2023-10-24 05:57Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-25 01:00Z | 2023-10-25 05:31Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-26 00:35Z | 2023-10-26 05:06Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-27 00:10Z | 2023-10-27 04:41Z | — | 4 h 31 |
| 2023-10-27 23:45Z | 2023-10-28 04:16Z | — | 4 h 31 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-10-17 09:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-10-28 05:16Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 0/23 130010Z OCT 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 25.831, -75.227
- 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
220216Z TO 220647Z OCT, ALTERNATE
230151Z TO 230622Z, 240126Z TO 240557Z,
250100Z TO 250531Z, 260035Z TO 260506Z,
270010Z TO 270441Z AND 272345Z TO 280416Z OCT
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W,
28-39.00N 080-37.67W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W,
28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W,
28-24.00N 080-09.00W.
B. 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W,
26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W,
25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W,
25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W,
25-23.00N 073-53.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280516Z OCT 23.
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.
- 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
237 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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 071447Z to 071527Z oct, alternate 081441Z to 081521Z, 091436Z to…2024-10-02
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 050652Z to 051123Z oct, alternate 060625Z to 061056Z, 070559Z to…2024-09-22
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 182135Z to 190053Z, alternate 2135Z to 0053Z daily 19 thru 24 jun in…2024-06-14
- Florida 1. hazardous operations, rocket launching 130011Z to 130442Z may, alternate 132345Z to 140416Z,…2024-05-07
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 081442Z to 081913Z may, alternate 091416Z to 091847Z, 101350Z to…2024-05-06
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 071508Z to 071939Z may, alternate 081442Z to 081913Z, 091416Z to…2024-05-03
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 2026-10-01 20:29Z; 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.