Hazardous operations, rocket launching 301150Z to 301435Z jul, alternate 311155Z to 311440Z jul and 011155Z…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 652/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-07-30 13:24Z
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 212302Z JUL 20.. Issued 2020-07-25 05:54Z. 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 652/20 and this msg, operations completedlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 3 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-30 11:50Z | 2020-07-30 14:35Z | — | 2 h 45 |
| 2020-07-31 11:55Z | 2020-07-31 14:40Z | — | 2 h 45 |
| 2020-08-01 11:55Z | 2020-08-01 14:40Z | — | 2 h 45 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2020-07-25 05:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-08-01 15:40Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE 212302Z JUL 20.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 20.858, -49.857
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
301150Z TO 301435Z JUL, ALTERNATE 311155Z TO
311440Z JUL AND 011155Z TO 011440Z AUG
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38-00N 080-36-58W, 28-38-00N 080-21-00W,
28-14-00N 077-57-00W, 28-06-00N 078-00-00W,
28-28-27N 080-32-02W.
B. 28-07-00N 078-34-00W, 28-27-00N 078-30-00W,
28-13-00N 076-58-00W, 27-51-00N 077-01-00W.
C. 26-25-00N 070-21-00W, 27-20-00N 070-01-00W,
26-27-00N 066-04-00W, 25-32-00N 066-19-00W.
D. 20-56-00N 053-37-00W, 23-16-00N 052-40-00W,
20-47-00N 046-06-00W, 18-29-00N 047-03-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 011540Z AUG 20.
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
19 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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 2007Z to 2208Z daily 26 feb thru 24 mar in areas bound by: a. 08-30N…2019-02-21
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 182344Z to 190134Z mar, alternate 2344Z to 0134Z commencing daily 19…2017-03-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 172344Z to 180133Z mar, alternate 182344Z to 190134Z mar in areas: a.…2017-03-14
- Hazardous operations 311730Z aug to 010016Z sep, alternate 021730Z to 030016Z sep in areas bound by: a.…2016-08-29
- Hazardous operations 020959Z to 021128Z sep, alternate 030955Z to 031124Z sep in areas bound by: a. 28-39N…2015-08-29
- Hazardous operations 311007Z to 311136Z aug, alternate 011003Z to 011132Z sep in areas bound by: a. 28-39N…2015-08-26
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
4 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:33Z; 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.