Hazardous operations, rocket launching 151730Z to 152100Z mar, alternate 1730Z to 2100Z daily 16 thru 18 mar…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 280/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-03-14 14:05Z
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 131502Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-13 17:02Z. 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 152130Z to 160100Z mar, alternate 162130Z to 170100Z, 172130Z 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 252/232023-03-07 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 272/232023-03-11 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 280/23 · this notice2023-03-13 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 284/232023-03-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 4 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-15 17:30Z | 2023-03-15 21:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-16 17:30Z | 2023-03-16 21:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-17 17:30Z | 2023-03-17 21:00Z | — | 3 h 30 |
| 2023-03-18 17:30Z | 2023-03-18 21:00Z | — | 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
- 2023-03-13 17:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-18 22:00Z
- authority
- WALLOPS 0/23 131502Z MAR 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- WALLOPS
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 34.756, -68.477
- 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
151730Z TO 152100Z MAR, ALTERNATE
1730Z TO 2100Z DAILY 16 THRU 18 MAR 23
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-00.00N 073-32.00W, 37-00.00N 072-40.00W,
37-01.00N 072-40.00W, 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.
B. 35-47.00N 070-41.00W, 37-00.00N 073-32.00W,
37-00.00N 072-40.00W, 37-01.00N 072-40.00W,
36-07.00N 070-26.00W, 35-47.00N 070-41.00W.
C. 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,
35-52.00N 069-34.00W, 36-00.00N 070-07.00W,
36-07.00N 070-26.00W.
D. 31-03.00N 060-52.00W, 30-42.00N 061-07.00W,
29-17.00N 058-38.00W, 29-37.00N 058-22.00W,
31-03.00N 060-52.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 182200Z 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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 21:20Z; 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.