琼航警200/26
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No longer in forceRocket firing prohibited area near Hainan (centered 19-36.00N 110-55.80E)
Rocket firing (rocket/missile launches) will take place in a circular area of 5.4 nautical mile radius centered on 19-36.00N 110-55.80E on 22 and 23 October. Activity is scheduled daily 02:00-04:00 UTC on 22 Oct and 23 Oct; entering the area is prohibited. Issued by Hainan MSA, China.
Do not enter the defined circular area; keep clear and navigate well outside the 5.4 NM radius. Maintain a proper lookout and comply with local authorities' instructions.
Background
The warning notifies of rocket firing off the coast of Hainan. Such warnings commonly protect waters around coastal launch or test areas where rockets or missiles transit downrange. The circular 5.4 NM danger zone is typical to protect shipping from falling debris or exhaust hazards during launches or tests. Mariners should expect temporary exclusion of the area during the stated UTC windows and follow notices from Hainan maritime authorities.
General background from general knowledge, not from the official warning. It can be wrong; the warning text is authoritative.
- Type
- Missile / rocket launch · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/space/
- Location
- South China Sea (area centred on 19-36.00N 110-55.80E)
- Validity
- From 22 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC
Until 23 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTCFROM 0200 UTC TO 0400 UTC DAILY FROM 22 TO 23 OCT. ENTERING PROHIBITED. - Activity periods
- 22 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 22 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC (daily 02:00-04:00 UTC on 22 Oct)
- 23 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC (daily 02:00-04:00 UTC on 23 Oct)
- Hazards
- rocket firing, prohibited area
- Keep clear
- 5.4 NMwithin 5.4 sea miles radius of 19-36.00N 110-55.80E
Contacts
- HAINAN MSA CHINA · issuing authority
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 NM44 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 NM134 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Beihai RadioBeihai HSAChinaMMSI 004123400MF 100range 100 NM154 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 17 Oct 2026, 08:37 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.