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Space debris hazardous operations in South Atlantic area, 5-11 Oct

No longer in forceReceived 27 Sept 2026, 08:24 UTCArchived 07 Oct 2026, 23:41 UTC

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SOUTH ATLANTIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 051028Z TO 051123Z, 061021Z TO 061116Z, 071013Z TO 071108Z, 081006Z TO 081101Z, 090958Z TO 091053Z, 100951Z TO 101046Z AND 110943Z TO 111038Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 38-18.00S 018-00.00E, 38-00.00S 027-00.00E, 49-02.00S 025-15.00E, 60-00.00S 022-30.00E, 59-00.00S 010-00.00E, 48-44.00S 014-50.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 111138Z OCT 26.

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Cancelled by 2001/26 (archived)

Hazardous space-debris operations (re-entry / debris hazard) are scheduled in a defined area of the South Atlantic on 5-11 October. Activity is limited to specific daily windows on 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 and 11 October (times shown in UTC). The area is bounded by the six positions listed in the message. The warning self-cancels at 111138Z OCT 2026.

Avoid the designated area during the stated UTC windows and navigate with caution outside them.

Type: Space debris · severity high
Feed: Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: South Atlantic (area bounded by listed positions)
Validity: From 05 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC
Until 11 Oct 2026, 11:38 UTC051028Z TO 051123Z, 061021Z TO 061116Z, 071013Z TO 071108Z, 081006Z TO 081101Z, 090958Z TO 091053Z, 100951Z TO 101046Z AND 110943Z TO 111038Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 111138Z OCT 26.
Activity periods: 05 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC - 05 Oct 2026, 11:23 UTC (scheduled activity window 05 Oct (UTC))
06 Oct 2026, 10:21 UTC - 06 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC (scheduled activity window 06 Oct (UTC))
07 Oct 2026, 10:13 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC (scheduled activity window 07 Oct (UTC))
08 Oct 2026, 10:06 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC (scheduled activity window 08 Oct (UTC))
09 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 10:53 UTC (scheduled activity window 09 Oct (UTC))
10 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC - 10 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC (scheduled activity window 10 Oct (UTC))
11 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC (scheduled activity window 11 Oct (UTC))
Hazards: space debris / re-entry hazard, hazardous operations

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC Cape TownSouth Africa279 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Cape Town RadioMRCC Cape TownSouth AfricaMMSI 006010001HF279 NM from the area

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 04:28 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

Keywordsspace debris hazardous operations

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