Hazardous operations rocket launching 112230Z to 120200Z mar, alternate 2130Z to 0100Z daily 12 thru 17 mar…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 252/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-11 21:23Z
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) · WALLOPS 0/23 241819Z FEB 23.. Issued 2023-03-07 10:39Z. 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
- 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 2130Z to 0100Z daily 14 thru 18 mar in areas bound by: a. 38-00.00N…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 252/23 · this notice2023-03-07 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 272/232023-03-11 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 280/232023-03-13 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 284/232023-03-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-11 22:30Z | 2023-03-12 02:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-12 21:30Z | 2023-03-13 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-13 21:30Z | 2023-03-14 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-14 21:30Z | 2023-03-15 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-15 21:30Z | 2023-03-16 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-16 21:30Z | 2023-03-17 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-17 21:30Z | 2023-03-18 01:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2023-03-07 10:39Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-18 02:00Z
- authority
- WALLOPS 0/23 241819Z FEB 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- WALLOPS
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.772, -68.506
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS ROCKET LAUNCHING
112230Z TO 120200Z MAR, ALTERNATE
2130Z TO 0100Z DAILY 12 THRU 17 MAR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 38-00.00N 075-01.00W, 38-01.00N 075-17.00W,
37-55.00N 075-21.00W, 37-53.00N 075-27.00W,
37-51.00N 075-32.00W, 37-44.00N 075-34.00W,
37-31.00N 075-14.00W, 37-24.00N 074-38.00W,
37-00.00N 073-32.00W, 37-00.00N 072-40.00W,
37-01.00N 072-40.00W.
B. 37-01.00N 072-40.00W, 37-00.00N 072-40.00W,
37-00.00N 073-32.00W, 35-47.00N 070-41.00W,
36-07.00N 070-26.00W.
C. 35-52.00N 069-34.00W, 36-00.00N 070-07.00W,
36-07.00N 070-26.00W, 35-47.00N 070-41.00W,
35-44.00N 070-33.00W, 34-29.00N 068-45.00W,
34-33.00N 067-44.00W, 35-18.00N 067-57.00W.
D. 31-03.00N 060-52.00W, 30-43.00N 061-07.00W,
29-17.00N 058-38.00W, 29-37.00N 058-22.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 180200Z 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
31 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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 081815Z to 082300Z apr in areas bound by: a. 37-51.00N 075-28.00W,…2024-04-04
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 210615Z to 211030Z mar, alternate 0615Z to 1030Z daily 22 thru 25 mar…2024-03-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290107Z to 290148Z dec, alternate 0102Z to 0147Z daily 30 dec thru 04…2023-12-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290001Z to 290431Z dec, alternate 0001Z to 0431Z daily 30 dec thru 03…2023-12-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 110114Z to 110155Z dec, alternate 0113Z to 0155Z daily 12 thru 17 dec…2023-12-08
- Florida 1. hazardous operations, rocket launching 110001Z to 110431Z dec, alternate 0001Z to 0431Z daily 12…2023-12-06
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
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:52Z; 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.