Missiles

Hazardous operations, space debris a. 251520Z to 251550Z feb, alternate 260630Z feb to 031305Z mar in area…

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 190/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-03-03 14:30Z

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 241902Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-02-20 04:17Z. 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

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.

  1. NAVAREA IV 103/242024-01-31 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 108/242024-02-01 · Archived notice
  3. NAVAREA IV 119/242024-02-03 · Archived notice
  4. NAVAREA IV 125/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
  5. NAVAREA IV 126/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
  6. NAVAREA IV 134/242024-02-06 · Archived notice
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Activity windows · 13 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2024-02-25 07:15Z2024-02-25 07:45Z—30 min
2024-02-25 07:25Z2024-02-25 07:55Z—30 min
2024-02-25 07:30Z2024-02-25 08:00Z—30 min
2024-02-25 15:10Z2024-02-25 15:40Z—30 min
2024-02-25 15:20Z2024-02-25 15:50Z—30 min
2024-02-25 15:35Z2024-03-03 13:20Z—165 h 45
2024-02-25 15:40Z2024-02-25 16:10Z—30 min
2024-02-25 15:40Z2024-03-03 13:25Z—165 h 45
… 5 more

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2024-02-20 04:17Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2024-03-03 14:30Z
authority
SPACEX 0/24 241902Z JAN 24.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SPACEX
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
30.924, -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. 251520Z TO 251550Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      260630Z FEB TO 031305Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      28-50.99N 080-13.80W.
   B. 251520Z TO 251550Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      260640Z FEB TO 031305Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-47.99N 080-40.01W.
   C. 251510Z TO 251540Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      260640Z FEB TO 031300Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      30-54.84N 080-15.00W.
   D. 250725Z TO 250755Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      251540Z FEB TO 031325Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-42.85N 086-10.86W.
   E. 250730Z TO 250800Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      251545Z FEB TO 031330Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-47.99N 087-30.00W.
   F. 250715Z TO 250745Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      251535Z FEB TO 031320Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      29-16.55N 084-12.00W.
   G. 251540Z TO 251610Z FEB, ALTERNATE
      260645Z FEB TO 031325Z MAR
      IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF
      28-05.99N 083-54.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 031430Z MAR 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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

All warning terms →

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

98
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05
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25
26

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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A
M
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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 00:29Z; 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.