Hazardous operations, space debris: a. cape 280600Z to 280630Z apr, alternate 300510Z apr to 051210Z may in…
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 468/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-04-30 07:54Z
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 242306Z APR 24.. Issued 2024-04-24 23:09Z. 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 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 459/24, 468/24 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
Activity windows · 13 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-28 06:00Z | 2024-04-28 06:30Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-04-28 06:05Z | 2024-04-28 06:35Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-04-28 06:10Z | 2024-04-28 06:40Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-04-28 06:20Z | 2024-04-28 06:50Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-04-28 14:15Z | 2024-05-05 12:05Z | — | 165 h 50 |
| 2024-04-28 14:25Z | 2024-05-05 12:10Z | — | 165 h 45 |
| 2024-04-29 06:05Z | 2024-04-29 06:35Z | — | 30 min |
| 2024-04-29 06:10Z | 2024-04-29 06:40Z | — | 30 min |
| … 5 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2024-04-24 23:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2024-05-05 13:10Z
- authority
- SPACEX 0/24 242306Z APR 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- SPACEX
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.811, -86.183
- 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. CAPE
280600Z TO 280630Z APR, ALTERNATE
300510Z APR TO 051210Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-51.00N 080-01.00W, 29-02.00N 080-14.00W,
28-51.00N 080-27.00W, 28-40.00N 080-14.00W.
B. DAYTONA
280605Z TO 280635Z APR, ALTERNATE
281425Z APR TO 051210Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 080-27.00W, 29-59.00N 080-40.00W,
29-48.00N 080-53.00W, 29-37.00N 080-40.00W.
C. JACKSONVILLE
280610Z TO 280640Z APR, ALTERNATE
281415Z APR TO 051205Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
30-55.00N 080-02.00W, 31-06.00N 080-15.00W,
30-55.00N 080-28.00W, 30-44.00N 080-15.00W.
D. PANAMA CITY
290605Z TO 290635Z APR, ALTERNATE
300540Z APR TO 041255Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-54.42N 086-10.98W, 29-42.96N 085-57.84W,
29-31.50N 086-10.98W, 29-42.96N 086-24.12W.
E. TAMPA
280610Z TO 280640Z APR, ALTERNATE
300525Z APR TO 050400Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-06.00N 083-41.00W, 28-17.00N 083-54.00W,
28-06.00N 084-07.00W, 27-55.00N 083-54.00W.
F. PENSACOLA
290610Z TO 290640Z APR, ALTERNATE
300545Z APR TO 041300Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-59.00N 087-30.00W, 29-48.00N 087-17.00W,
29-37.00N 087-30.00W, 29-48.00N 087-43.00W.
G. TALLAHASSEE
280620Z TO 280650Z APR, ALTERNATE
300530Z APR TO 041250Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-28.00N 084-12.00W, 29-17.00N 083-59.00W,
29-06.00N 084-12.00W, 29-17.00N 084-25.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051310Z MAY 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.
- 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
18 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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, space debris 152040Z to 152110Z apr in area bound by 28-06.00N 083-41.00W, 28-17.00N…2023-04-15
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…2023-04-13
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. cape 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…2023-04-12
- Hazardous operations, space debris: a. 161135Z to 161205Z apr, alternate 162000Z to 162030Z apr in area…2023-04-10
- Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W2023-03-01
- Hazardous operations, space debris in areas within nine miles of: a. cape 28-51.00N 080-13.80W2023-02-28
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 2026-10-03 16:44Z; 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.