浙航警960/26
Rocket debris falling area in East China Sea - entry prohibited
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No longer in forceA rocket's debris is expected to fall in a polygonal area of the East China Sea. The danger period is from 231925 UTC to 231945 UTC Oct (2026). Entry into the area is prohibited. Notice issued by Zhejiang MSA, China.
Do not enter the defined area during the stated time.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
This notice indicates planned re-entry or drop of rocket stages or debris into a sea area and is issued by a maritime safety authority. Such warnings commonly accompany national space launch activity where spent stages or jettisoned components are planned to fall into a defined sea impact zone. Mariners must avoid the area during the short fall window to prevent injury or collision with debris. The polygonal shape defines the expected impact corridor rather than a single point.
- 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
- East China Sea (area bounded by given positions)
- Validity
- From 23 Oct 2026, 19:25 UTC
Until 23 Oct 2026, 19:45 UTCFROM 231925UTC TO 231945UTC OCT. - Activity periods
- 23 Oct 2026, 19:25 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 19:45 UTC (rocket debris fall period (UTC))
- Hazards
- rocket debris, prohibited entry area
Contacts
- ZHEJIANG MSA CHINA · issuing authority
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC JejuRepublic of Korea169 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC ShanghaiChina221 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC NingboChina224 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Seoul RadioRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004400701VHF 25, MF 250range 250 NM168 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Jeju Coast Guard Station, Jeju VTSRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004401005VHF 25, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM170 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Dalian RadioMRCC ShanghaiChinaMMSI 004122100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM218 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Wando VTSRCC SeohaeRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004403304VHF 25range 25 NM219 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Ningbo RadioMRSC NingboChinaMMSI 004122400VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM224 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 21 Oct 2026, 08:58 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.