Hazardous operations, rocket launching 172344Z to 180133Z mar, alternate 182344Z to 190134Z mar in areas: a.…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 206/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-03-16 15:37Z
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 131942Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-14 03:00Z. 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 182344Z to 190134Z mar, alternate 2344Z to 0134Z commencing daily 19…later 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 191/172017-03-08 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 193/172017-03-08 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 206/17 · this notice2017-03-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 207/172017-03-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 211/172017-03-14 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 219/172017-03-16 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-17 23:44Z | 2017-03-18 01:33Z | — | 1 h 49 |
| 2017-03-18 23:44Z | 2017-03-19 01:34Z | — | 1 h 50 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2017-03-14 03:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2017-03-19 02:34Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 131942Z MAR 17.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 23.458, -51.033
- 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
172344Z TO 180133Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 182344Z TO 190134Z MAR IN AREAS:
A. BOUND BY
28-35N 080-35W, 28-35N 080-00W,
28-34N 079-55W, 28-30N 079-52W,
28-27N 079-55W, 28-26N 079-58W,
28-29N 080-34W, 28-34N 080-35W.
B. BETWEEN
28-35N 28-10N AND 078-47W 078-07W.
C. BETWEEN
27-26N 27-01N AND 068-20W 067-20W.
D. BOUND BY
24-05N 052-14W, 23-15N 049-43W,
22-54N 049-54W, 23-40N 052-24W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190234Z MAR 17.
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.
- 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
16 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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 042136Z to 042251Z oct, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 05 thru 10 oct…2022-09-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 302136Z to 302251Z sep, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 01 thru 06 oct…2022-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 070904Z to 071139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 08 thru 10 dec…2021-12-05
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 060904Z to 061139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 07 and 08 dec…2021-12-05
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 050904Z to 051139Z dec, alternate 0904Z to 1139Z daily 06 thru 08 dec…2021-12-01
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 301150Z to 301435Z jul, alternate 311155Z to 311440Z jul and 011155Z…2020-07-25
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 18:20Z; 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.