Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 091310Z to 091340Z feb, alternate 092135Z to 151945Z feb in area…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 134/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-02-09 14:17Z
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 062301Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-02-06 23:52Z. 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, space debris: a. 081335Z to 081405Z feb, alternate 082155Z to 141140Z feb in area…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 134/24 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 103/242024-01-31 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 108/242024-02-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 119/242024-02-03 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 125/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 126/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 134/24 · this notice2024-02-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 13:10Z | 2024-02-09 13:40Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-02-09 13:15Z | 2024-02-09 13:45Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-02-09 13:35Z | 2024-02-09 14:05Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-02-09 13:40Z | 2024-02-09 14:10Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-02-09 21:25Z | 2024-02-09 21:55Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-02-09 21:30Z | 2024-02-15 19:40Z | — | 142 h 10 |
| 2024-02-09 21:35Z | 2024-02-15 19:45Z | — | 142 h 10 |
| 2024-02-09 21:50Z | 2024-02-09 22:20Z | — | 30 min |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-02-06 23:52Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-02-15 21:10Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/24 062301Z FEB 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 30.926, -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. 091310Z TO 091340Z FEB, ALTERNATE
092135Z TO 151945Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
B. 091315Z TO 091345Z FEB, ALTERNATE
092130Z TO 151940Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
29-48.00N 080-40.02W.
C. 092125Z TO 092155Z FEB, ALTERNATE
101255Z TO 151935Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
30-54.96N 080-15.00W.
D. 091335Z TO 091405Z FEB, ALTERNATE
092155Z TO 152005Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
29-42.96N 086-10.80W.
E. 091340Z TO 091410Z FEB, ALTERNATE
092200Z TO 152010Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
29-48.00N 087-30.00W.
F. 092150Z TO 092220Z FEB, ALTERNATE
101305Z TO 151955Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
29-16.98N 084-12.00W.
G. 092155Z TO 092225Z FEB, ALTERNATE
101255Z TO 152000Z FEB
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
28-06.00N 083-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 126/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 152110Z 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
220 within 180 nm since 1998 · 1 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 160102Z to 160220Z aug, alternate 170045Z to 170203Z, 180031Z to…2026-08-10
- Hazardous operations, space debris a. 071340Z to 071410Z oct, alternate 072210Z to 171845Z oct in area…2024-09-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 271450Z to 271520Z apr, alternate 280600Z apr to 051215Z may in area…2024-04-23
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072312Z to 072350Z apr, alternate 2311Z to 2350Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…2024-04-03
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072302Z to 080001Z apr, alternate 2301Z to 0001Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…2024-04-02
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 212049Z to 212120Z mar, alternate 222024Z to 222055Z, 232001Z to…2024-03-16
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 2026-09-25 00:28Z; 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.