Hazardous operations 020959Z to 021128Z sep, alternate 030955Z to 031124Z sep in areas bound by: a. 28-39N…
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 724/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-09-02 11:00Z
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 OP A6104 ATLAS-V 291712Z AUG 15.. Issued 2015-08-29 21:19Z. 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 311007Z to 311136Z aug, alternate 011003Z to 011132Z sep in areas bound by: a. 28-39N…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel NAVAREA IV 724/15 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 704/152015-08-26 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 724/15 · this notice2015-08-29 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 735/152015-09-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
Activity windows · 2 in this warning
| opens (UTC) | closes (UTC) | local | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-02 09:59Z | 2015-09-02 11:28Z | — | 1 h 29 |
| 2015-09-03 09:55Z | 2015-09-03 11:24Z | — | 1 h 29 |
Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.
- issued
- 2015-08-29 21:19Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2015-09-03 12:24Z
- authority
- EASTERN RANGE OP A6104 ATLAS-V 291712Z AUG 15.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- EASTERN RANGE OP
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 21.867, -50.019
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
ROCKETS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 020959Z TO 021128Z SEP,
ALTERNATE 030955Z TO 031124Z SEP
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39N 080-37W, 28-30N 079-19W,
28-24N 079-19W, 28-31N 080-34W,
28-33N 080-35W.
B. 28-23N 078-24W, 28-14N 077-21W,
28-08N 077-21W, 28-17N 078-24W.
C. 27-08N 070-15W, 26-42N 067-52W,
26-29N 067-52W, 26-57N 070-15W.
D. 22-59N 051-42W, 21-45N 047-57W,
21-00N 047-26W, 20-45N 047-31W,
20-47N 048-20W, 21-59N 052-06W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 704/15.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 031224Z SEP 15.
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.
- 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
17 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 042136Z to 042251Z oct, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 05 thru 10 oct…2022-09-27
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 302136Z to 302251Z sep, alternate 2136Z to 2251Z daily 01 thru 06 oct…2022-09-25
- Hazardous operations, rocket launching 301150Z to 301435Z jul, alternate 311155Z to 311440Z jul and 011155Z…2020-07-25
- 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
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 17:43Z; 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.