Hazardous operations, rocket launching 072312Z to 072350Z apr, alternate 2311Z to 2350Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 389/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-04-08 00:05Z
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) · EASTERN RANGE 0/24 031400Z APR 24.. Issued 2024-04-03 15:16Z. 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 072302Z to 080001Z apr, alternate 2301Z to 0001Z daily 08 thru 13 apr…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 389/24 and this msg, operations completedlater 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 39/242024-01-12 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 57/242024-01-17 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 76/242024-01-24 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 84/242024-01-27 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 213/242024-02-25 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 230/242024-02-29 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 7 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-07 23:12Z | 2024-04-07 23:50Z | — | 38 min |
| 2024-04-08 23:11Z | 2024-04-08 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
| 2024-04-09 23:11Z | 2024-04-09 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
| 2024-04-10 23:11Z | 2024-04-10 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
| 2024-04-11 23:11Z | 2024-04-11 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
| 2024-04-12 23:11Z | 2024-04-12 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
| 2024-04-13 23:11Z | 2024-04-13 23:50Z | — | 39 min |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-04-03 15:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-04-14 00:50Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 0/24 031400Z APR 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 30.966, -77.289
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
072312Z TO 072350Z APR, ALTERNATE
2311Z TO 2350Z DAILY 08 THRU 13 APR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38.41N 080-37.27W, 28-47.00N 080-22.00W,
28-48.00N 080-10.00W, 28-39.00N 080-08.00W,
28-27.00N 080-27.00W, 28-27.00N 080-31.80W.
B. 30-27.00N 078-12.00W, 31-43.00N 076-53.00W,
31-51.00N 076-04.00W, 31-20.00N 076-08.00W,
30-21.00N 078-04.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 386/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 140050Z APR 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
388 within 180 nm since 2013 · 6 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…2026-09-30
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 011500Z to 011550Z oct, alternate 021438Z to 021528Z, 031415Z to…2026-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 250549Z to 251032Z aug, alternate 260852Z to 261335Z, 270830Z to…2026-08-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 201519Z to 202001Z aug, alternate 211457Z to 211939Z, 221435Z to…2026-08-19
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 160102Z to 160220Z aug, alternate 170045Z to 170203Z, 180031Z to…2026-08-10
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 101449Z to 101931Z aug, alternate 111426Z to 111908Z, 121404Z to…2026-08-05
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
7 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 18:43Z; 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.