Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0136Z to 0253Z daily 06 thru 16 mar in area bound by 59-51N 056-59W,…
Labrador Sea · NAVAREA IV 196/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-03-05 20:42Z
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 061655Z FEB 20.. Issued 2020-03-01 05:39Z. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 196/20 and this msglater 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 196/20 · this notice2020-03-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 200/202020-03-02 · Archived notice
Activity windows · 11 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-06 01:36Z | 2020-03-06 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-07 01:36Z | 2020-03-07 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-08 01:36Z | 2020-03-08 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-09 01:36Z | 2020-03-09 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-10 01:36Z | 2020-03-10 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-11 01:36Z | 2020-03-11 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-12 01:36Z | 2020-03-12 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| 2020-03-13 01:36Z | 2020-03-13 02:53Z | — | 1 h 17 |
| … 3 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-03-01 05:39Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-03-16 03:53Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 061655Z FEB 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- Labrador Sea
- position
- 58.965, -56.355
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 0136Z TO 0253Z DAILY 06 THRU 16 MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 59-51N 056-59W, 59-52N 055-51W, 58-04N 055-45W, 58-03N 056-50W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160353Z MAR 20.
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.
- 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
7 within 180 nm since 2018 · 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 1646Z to 1802Z daily 28 dec thru 27 jan 21 in area bound by 61-03N…2020-12-23
- 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 2108Z to 2255Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in area bound by 59-44N…2019-02-21
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 2108Z to 2255Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in area bound by 59-44N…2019-02-21
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 180001Z dec to 172359Z jan 19 in area bound by 08-32N 052-54W, 08-32N…2018-12-13
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 19:17Z; 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.