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PAN PANRocket launch hazard off northern Brazil - daily 21-24 Oct
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No longer in forceHazardous rocket launching operations will take place in a defined area off northern Brazil. Activity is scheduled daily 0800-2000Z from 21 October through 24 October. Mariners should avoid the area while operations are underway. This message cancels HYDROLANT 2056/26.
Avoid the defined area during stated times and navigate with caution outside the area.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The hazard area is a downrange Atlantic zone where launch debris or stage drop is possible during orbital or suborbital launches. Such notices are typically issued when a launch from a coastal or overseas launch site has a trajectory over the ocean. The rectangular area given is intended to warn mariners to avoid the likely impact corridor for spent stages or jettisoned hardware. Vessels and aircraft are routinely kept clear of these zones while launches occur to avoid falling debris and associated hazards.
- Type
- Missile / rocket launch · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- North Atlantic, off Brazil (area bounded by given positions)
- Validity
- From 21 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Until 24 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC0800Z TO 2000Z DAILY 21 THRU 24 OCT ... CANCEL THIS MSG 242100Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 21 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 21 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC (0800-2000Z 21 Oct)
- 22 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 22 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC (0800-2000Z 22 Oct)
- 23 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC (0800-2000Z 23 Oct)
- 24 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC - 24 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC (0800-2000Z 24 Oct)
- Hazards
- rocket launch operations, danger area - possible falling debris
- Cancels
- 2056/26 (archived)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 20 Oct 2026, 01:07 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.