Hazardous operations, rocket launching 152115Z to 160200Z, alternate 162115Z to 170200Z and 172115Z to…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1305/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-11-16 13:01Z
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) · WALLOPS 0/23 021657Z NOV 23.. Issued 2023-11-10 04:46Z. 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 1305/23 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-15 21:15Z | 2023-11-16 02:00Z | — | 4 h 45 |
| 2023-11-16 21:15Z | 2023-11-17 02:00Z | — | 4 h 45 |
| 2023-11-17 21:15Z | 2023-11-18 02:00Z | — | 4 h 45 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-11-10 04:46Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-11-18 03:00Z
- authority
- WALLOPS 0/23 021657Z NOV 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- WALLOPS
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 37.040, -72.250
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
152115Z TO 160200Z, ALTERNATE
162115Z TO 170200Z AND 172115Z TO 180200Z NOV
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-47.00N 075-28.00W, 37-49.00N 075-30.00W,
37-52.00N 075-28.00W, 37-55.00N 075-16.00W,
37-48.00N 074-54.00W, 37-39.00N 074-58.00W,
37-38.00N 074-59.00W, 37-47.00N 075-25.00W.
B. 37-30.00N 074-30.00W, 37-45.00N 074-22.00W,
37-44.00N 074-06.00W, 37-55.00N 073-45.00W,
37-56.00N 072-59.00W, 37-36.00N 072-44.00W,
37-26.00N 071-00.00W, 37-03.00N 070-00.00W,
35-53.00N 070-38.00W, 36-47.00N 072-48.00W,
36-39.00N 072-53.00W, 36-41.00N 073-55.00W,
37-11.00N 074-15.00W, 37-23.00N 074-14.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180300Z NOV 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
121 within 180 nm since 2000 · 2 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 011130Z to 011800Z oct in areas within: a. 15 miles of 37-43.73N…2026-09-28
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 020342Z to 020525Z oct, alternate 030338Z to 030520Z, 040334Z to…2026-09-26
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 081815Z to 082300Z apr in areas bound by: a. 37-51.00N 075-28.00W,…2024-04-04
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290107Z to 290148Z dec, alternate 0102Z to 0147Z daily 30 dec thru 04…2023-12-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290001Z to 290431Z dec, alternate 0001Z to 0431Z daily 30 dec thru 03…2023-12-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 110114Z to 110155Z dec, alternate 0113Z to 0155Z daily 12 thru 17 dec…2023-12-08
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 15:21Z; 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.