Hazardous operations, space debris 0047Z to 0218Z daily 17 aug thru 16 sep in areas bound by: a. 08-01N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 690/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-08-17 13:53Z
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 021853Z AUG 21.. Issued 2021-08-12 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 690/21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-17 00:47Z | 2021-08-17 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-18 00:47Z | 2021-08-18 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-19 00:47Z | 2021-08-19 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-20 00:47Z | 2021-08-20 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-21 00:47Z | 2021-08-21 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-22 00:47Z | 2021-08-22 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-23 00:47Z | 2021-08-23 02:18Z | — | 1 h 31 |
| 2021-08-24 00:47Z | 2021-08-24 02:18Z | — | 1 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
- 2021-08-12 05:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2021-09-16 03:18Z
- authority
- FRENCH GUIANA 021853Z AUG 21.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- FRENCH GUIANA
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 17.825, -52.737
- 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 OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
0047Z TO 0218Z DAILY 17 AUG THRU 16 SEP
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 08-01N 052-05W, 08-54N 051-51W,
08-53N 051-46W, 08-00N 052-00W.
B. 18-40N 052-52W, 18-40N 052-38W,
16-59N 052-37W, 16-59N 052-50W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 160318Z SEP 21.
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.
- 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
32 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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 0050Z to 0220Z daily 04 sep thru 04 oct in areas bound by: a.…2024-08-31
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 070130Z to 072330Z oct in area bound by 07-45.12N 051-22.45W,…2023-10-06
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0036Z to 0206Z daily 05 oct thru 04 nov in areas bound by: a. 08-58.00N…2023-09-30
- Hazardous operations, space debris 0047Z to 0218Z daily 21 dec thru 20 jan 23 in areas bound by: a.…2022-12-20
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 210130Z to 210330Z dec in area bound by 05-23.40N 052-53.60W,…2022-12-16
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 0047Z to 0218Z daily 29 nov thru 25 dec in areas bound by: a.…2022-11-28
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
6 missile & rocket hazards listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:51Z; 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.