Hazardous operation, space debris 1013Z to 1344Z daily 13 jul thru 12 aug in areas bound by: a. 08-40.00N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 651/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-07-13 15:12Z
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) · FRENCH GUIANA 0/22 041602Z JUL 22.. Issued 2022-07-08 05:45Z. 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
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 651/22 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 31 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-13 10:13Z | 2022-07-13 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-14 10:13Z | 2022-07-14 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-15 10:13Z | 2022-07-15 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-16 10:13Z | 2022-07-16 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-17 10:13Z | 2022-07-17 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-18 10:13Z | 2022-07-18 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-19 10:13Z | 2022-07-19 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| 2022-07-20 10:13Z | 2022-07-20 13:44Z | — | 3 h 31 |
| … 23 more | |||
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2022-07-08 05:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2022-08-12 14:44Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 0/22 041602Z JUL 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 22.486, -44.321
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATION, SPACE DEBRIS
1013Z TO 1344Z DAILY 13 JUL THRU 12 AUG
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 08-40.00N 050-34.00W, 09-10.00N 050-14.00W,
09-09.00N 050-13.00W, 08-39.00N 050-32.00W.
B. 21-23.00N 045-01.00W, 24-17.00N 043-36.00W,
24-10.00N 043-22.00W, 21-16.00N 044-47.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 121444Z AUG 22.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · missile & rocket hazards
13 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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 160200Z to 160642Z oct, alternate 0200Z to 0642Z daily 17 and 18 oct…2020-10-11
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 300345Z to 300557Z sep, alternate 0345Z to 0557Z daily 01 and 02 oct…2020-09-29
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 290401Z to 290613Z sep, alternate 0345Z to 0557Z daily 30 sep and 01…2020-09-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 280401Z to 280613Z sep, alternate 0401Z to 0613Z daily 29 and 30 sep…2020-09-26
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 270401Z to 270613Z sep, alternate 0401Z to 0613Z daily 28 and 29 sep…2020-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 260401Z to 260613Z sep, alternate 0401Z to 0613Z daily 27 and 28 sep…2020-09-22
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 17:47Z; 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.