Missiles

Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W

Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 220/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-03-01 17:19Z

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 0/23 010103Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-01 01:30Z. 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
Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 29.495, -83.276. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. 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 218/232023-02-28 · Archived notice
  2. NAVAREA IV 220/23 · this notice2023-03-01 · Archived notice
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Activity windows · 65 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2023-03-10 11:10Z2023-03-10 11:40Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:00Z2023-03-11 02:30Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:05Z2023-03-11 02:35Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:10Z2023-03-11 02:40Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:15Z2023-03-11 02:45Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:25Z2023-03-11 02:55Z—30 min
2023-03-11 02:30Z2023-03-11 03:00Z—30 min
2023-03-11 10:15Z2023-03-11 10:45Z—30 min
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Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

issued
2023-03-01 01:30Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-03-15 10:45Z
authority
SPACEX 0/23 010103Z MAR 23.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
SPACEX
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.495, -83.276
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
   IN AREAS WITHIN NINE MILES OF:
   A. CAPE 28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
      110200Z TO 110230Z, 111025Z TO 111055Z,
      120135Z TO 120205Z, 121000Z TO 121030Z,
      130110Z TO 130140Z, 130115Z TO 130145Z,
      130935Z TO 131005Z, 140045Z TO 140115Z,
      140050Z TO 140120Z, 140915Z TO 140945Z,
      150025Z TO 150055Z AND 150850Z TO 150920Z MAR.
   B. DAYTONA 29-48.00N 080-40.02W.
      110205Z TO 110235Z, 111020Z TO 111050Z,
      120140Z TO 120210Z, 120955Z TO 121025Z,
      121000Z TO 121030Z, 130115Z TO 130145Z,
      130120Z TO 130150Z, 130935Z TO 131005Z,
      140055Z TO 140125Z, 140910Z TO 140940Z,
      150030Z TO 150100Z AND 150850Z TO 150920Z MAR.
   C. JACKSONVILLE 30-54.95N 080-15.00W.
      110210Z TO 110240Z, 111015Z TO 111045Z,
      120145Z TO 120215Z, 120950Z TO 121020Z,
      130120Z TO 130150Z, 130125Z TO 130155Z,
      130925Z TO 130955Z, 130930Z TO 131000Z,
      140055Z TO 140125Z, 140905Z TO 140935Z,
      150035Z TO 150105Z AND 150840Z TO 150910Z MAR.
   D. PANAMA CITY 29-42.97N 086-10.95W.
      110225Z TO 110255Z, 111045Z TO 111115Z,
      120200Z TO 120230Z, 120205Z TO 120235Z,
      121020Z TO 121050Z, 130140Z TO 130210Z,
      130955Z TO 131025Z, 140115Z TO 140145Z,
      140935Z TO 141005Z, 150050Z TO 150120Z,
      150055Z TO 150125Z AND 150910Z TO 150940Z MAR.
   E. PENSACOLA 29-48.00N 087-30.00W.
      101110Z TO 101140Z, 110230Z TO 110300Z,
      111050Z TO 111120Z, 120205Z TO 120235Z,
      121025Z TO 121055Z, 130145Z TO 130215Z,
      131000Z TO 131030Z, 140120Z TO 140150Z,
      140940Z TO 141010Z, 150055Z TO 150125Z,
      150100Z TO 150130Z AND 150915Z TO 150945Z MAR.
   F. TALLAHASSEE 29-16.97N 084-12.00W.
      110215Z TO 110245Z, 111040Z TO 111110Z,
      120155Z TO 120225Z, 121015Z TO 121045Z,
      130130Z TO 130200Z, 130950Z TO 131020Z,
      140105Z TO 140135Z, 140925Z TO 140955Z,
      140930Z TO 141000Z, 150045Z TO 150115Z,
      150900Z TO 150930Z AND 150905Z TO 150935Z MAR.
   G. TAMPA 28-06.00N 083-54.00W.
      110210Z TO 110240Z, 111045 TO 111115Z,
      120145Z TO 120215Z, 121015Z TO 121045Z,
      130120Z TO 130150Z, 130125Z TO 130155Z,
      130955Z TO 131025Z, 140100Z TO 140130Z,
      140930Z TO 141000Z, 150035Z TO 150105Z,
      150905Z TO 150935Z AND 150910Z TO 150940Z MAR.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 218/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 151045Z MAR 23.

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.
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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards

110 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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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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 2026-10-01 15:54Z; 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.