Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 090150Z to 090220Z and 091020 to 091050Z mar, alternate 100130Z to…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 239/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-03-10 17:53Z
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 211702Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-03-03 03:03Z. 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, space debris: a. 130020Z to 130050Z and 200600Z to 200630Z mar, alternate 140820Z to…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 103/242024-01-31 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 108/242024-02-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 119/242024-02-03 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 125/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 126/242024-02-05 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 134/242024-02-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 14 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-09 01:50Z | 2024-03-09 02:20Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-03-09 02:00Z | 2024-03-09 02:30Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-03-09 02:10Z | 2024-03-09 02:40Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-03-09 10:10Z | 2024-03-09 10:40Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-03-09 10:15Z | 2024-03-09 10:45Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-03-10 01:30Z | 2024-03-16 08:05Z | — | 150 h 35 |
| 2024-03-10 01:35Z | 2024-03-16 08:00Z | — | 150 h 25 |
| 2024-03-10 01:40Z | 2024-03-10 02:10Z | — | 30 min |
| … 6 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-03-03 03:03Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-03-16 09:05Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/24 211702Z FEB 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 30.923, -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. 090150Z TO 090220Z AND 091020 TO 091050Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 100130Z TO 160805Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-50.98N 080-13.80W.
B. 090200Z TO 090230Z AND 091015Z TO 091045Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 100135Z TO 160800Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-47.98N 080-40.01W.
C. 091010Z TO 091040Z AND 100140Z TO 100210Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 100945Z TO 160755Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 30-54.83N 080-15.00W.
D. 101010Z TO 101045Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 110130 TO 160035Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-42.85N 086-10.86W.
E. 100200Z TO 100230Z AND 101015 TO 101050Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 110135 TO 160040Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-47.98N 087-30.00W.
F. 090210Z TO 090240Z AND 091030 TO 091100Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 101005Z TO 150020Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-16.54N 084-12.00W.
G. 101010Z TO 101040Z AND 110115Z TO 110210Z MAR,
ALTERNATE 330920Z TO 150015Z MAR
IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-05.98N 083-54.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160905Z 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
221 within 180 nm since 1998 · 2 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 011500Z to 011550Z oct, alternate 021438Z to 021528Z, 031415Z to…2026-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 160102Z to 160220Z aug, alternate 170045Z to 170203Z, 180031Z to…2026-08-10
- Hazardous operations, space debris a. 071340Z to 071410Z oct, alternate 072210Z to 171845Z oct in area…2024-09-24
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 271450Z to 271520Z apr, alternate 280600Z apr to 051215Z may in area…2024-04-23
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072312Z to 072350Z apr, alternate 2311Z to 2350Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…2024-04-03
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072302Z to 080001Z apr, alternate 2301Z to 0001Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…2024-04-02
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 2026-09-29 03:02Z; 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.