Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2108Z to 2255Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in area bound by 59-44N…
Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 123/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-03-24 23:55Z
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) · FRENCH GUIANA 211549Z FEB 19.. Issued 2019-02-21 15:51Z. 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
- Labrador Sea. 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 2007Z to 2208Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in areas bound by: a. 08-30N…cancelled by this notice
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2108Z to 2255Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in area bound by 59-44N…cancelled by this 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 120/192019-02-21 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 121/192019-02-21 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 123/19 · this notice2019-02-21 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 54 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-26 20:07Z | 2019-02-26 22:08Z | — | 2 h 01 |
| 2019-02-26 21:08Z | 2019-02-26 22:55Z | — | 1 h 47 |
| 2019-02-27 20:07Z | 2019-02-27 22:08Z | — | 2 h 01 |
| 2019-02-27 21:08Z | 2019-02-27 22:55Z | — | 1 h 47 |
| 2019-02-28 20:07Z | 2019-02-28 22:08Z | — | 2 h 01 |
| 2019-02-28 21:08Z | 2019-02-28 22:55Z | — | 1 h 47 |
| 2019-03-01 20:07Z | 2019-03-01 22:08Z | — | 2 h 01 |
| 2019-03-01 21:08Z | 2019-03-01 22:55Z | — | 1 h 47 |
| … 46 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2019-02-21 15:51Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2019-03-24 23:55Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 211549Z FEB 19.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- Labrador Sea
- position
- 58.267, -51.991
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
LABRADOR SEA.
FRENCH GUIANA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
2108Z TO 2255Z DAILY 26 FEB THRU 24 MAR
IN AREA BOUND BY
59-44N 052-26W, 59-43N 051-19W,
56-47N 051-35W, 56-49N 052-38W.
2. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
2007Z TO 2208Z DAILY 26 FEB THRU 24 MAR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 08-30N 052-20W, 08-26N 052-06W,
07-50N 052-15W, 07-53N 052-29W.
B. 14-13N 052-10W, 14-10N 051-43W,
13-08N 051-49W, 13-11N 052-17W.
C. 20-07N 052-15W, 20-05N 051-35W,
18-38N 051-40W, 18-40N 052-19W.
3. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 120/19, 121/19.
4. CANCEL THIS MSG 242355Z MAR 19.
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.
- 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.
- 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
5 within 180 nm since 2019 · 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 0136Z to 0253Z daily 29 nov thru 29 dec in area bound by 59-51N…2020-11-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 06 mar thru 05 apr in area bound by 08-40N 052-50W, 08-39N 052-36W,…2020-03-02
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0136Z to 0253Z daily 06 thru 16 mar in area bound by 59-51N 056-59W,…2020-03-01
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2108Z to 2255Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in area bound by 59-44N…2019-02-21
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 19:02Z; 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.