Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290107Z to 290148Z dec, alternate 0102Z to 0147Z daily 30 dec thru 04…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 1504/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-12-29 02:14Z
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 262101Z DEC 23.. Issued 2023-12-27 00:09Z. 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 290001Z to 290431Z dec, alternate 0001Z to 0431Z daily 30 dec thru 03…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 1504/23 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 1414/232023-12-06 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1420/232023-12-08 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1499/232023-12-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 1504/23 · this notice2023-12-27 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-29 01:07Z | 2023-12-29 01:48Z | — | 41 min |
| 2023-12-30 01:02Z | 2023-12-30 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
| 2023-12-31 01:02Z | 2023-12-31 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
| 2024-01-01 01:02Z | 2024-01-01 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
| 2024-01-02 01:02Z | 2024-01-02 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
| 2024-01-03 01:02Z | 2024-01-03 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
| 2024-01-04 01:02Z | 2024-01-04 01:47Z | — | 45 min |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-12-27 00:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-01-04 02:47Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 0/23 262101Z DEC 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.266, -71.154
- 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
290107Z TO 290148Z DEC, ALTERNATE
0102Z TO 0147Z DAILY 30 DEC THRU 04 JAN 24
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.16N 080-37.80W, 29-12.00N 079-57.00W,
29-10.00N 079-55.00W, 28-36.00N 080-15.00W,
28-29.00N 080-24.00W, 28-27.59N 080-31.55W,
28-27.94N 080-31.75W.
B. 30-30.00N 078-35.00W, 30-58.00N 078-09.00W,
30-52.00N 077-58.00W, 30-24.00N 078-23.00W.
C. 36-07.00N 071-37.00W, 38-06.00N 069-34.00W,
38-17.00N 068-32.00W, 38-13.00N 068-27.00W,
37-32.00N 068-50.00W, 35-58.00N 071-28.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1499/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 040247Z JAN 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.
- 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
92 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 081815Z to 082300Z apr in areas bound by: a. 37-51.00N 075-28.00W,…2024-04-04
- 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
- Florida 1. hazardous operations, rocket launching 110001Z to 110431Z dec, alternate 0001Z to 0431Z daily 12…2023-12-06
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 152115Z to 160200Z, alternate 162115Z to 170200Z and 172115Z to…2023-11-10
- Hazardous operations, rockt launching 160945Z to 161430Z aug, alternate 0945Z to 1430Z daily 17 and 18 aug…2023-08-14
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 2026-09-24 23:07Z; 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.