琼航警174/26
Rocket launches - prohibited circular area in South China Sea, 17-18 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 11 Sept 2026, 23:14 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 13:10 UTC
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Positions open on the mapQIONGHANGJING 174/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA, FROM 17 TO 18 SEP, DAILY 0730 TO 0930, ROCKET LAUNCHING IN CIRCULAR AREA CENTRED ON 19-35.85N 110-56.18E WITH A RADIUS OF 5.4 NM. ENTERING PROHIBITED.
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No longer in forceRocket launching will take place in a circular area in the South China Sea on 17 and 18 September. Activity is daily 0730-0930 (UTC) each day in the stated period. The area is closed to navigation within a 5.4 NM radius of the stated centre. Message gives no contact details.
Do not enter the circular area during the stated times; keep clear and navigate well outside the 5.4 NM radius.
- 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
- South China Sea (area centred on 19-35.85N 110-56.18E)
- Validity
- From 17 Sept 2026, 07:30 UTC
Until 18 Sept 2026, 09:30 UTCFROM 17 TO 18 SEP, DAILY 0730 TO 0930 - Activity periods
- 17 Sept 2026, 07:30 UTC - 17 Sept 2026, 09:30 UTC (daily 0730-0930 UTC on 17 Sep)
- 18 Sept 2026, 07:30 UTC - 18 Sept 2026, 09:30 UTC (daily 0730-0930 UTC on 18 Sep)
- Hazards
- rocket launching, prohibited entry
- Keep clear
- 5.4 NMwith a radius of 5.4 NM
Coast stations for this area
- RCCSanya HASChina116 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)242 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina398 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM45 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM99 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Sanya RadioSanya HASChinaMMSI 004123700114 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Basuo RadioBasuo HASChinaMMSI 004123600MF 100range 100 NM135 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Beihai RadioBeihai HSAChinaMMSI 004123400MF 100range 100 NM155 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 12:11 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.