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PAN PANArchived

Received: 27 Sept 2026, 08:24Archived: 7 Oct 2026, 23:41Updated: 29 Oct 2026, 19:01

analysis

No longer in force

Space debris hazard in South Atlantic bounded area, 5-11 Oct

Hazardous operations for space debris (re-entry/debris zone) in a defined area of the South Atlantic. Activity scheduled on 5-11 October with daily short windows each day. Mariners should avoid the area during the listed times. Message will be cancelled at 111138Z OCT 26.

Avoid the defined area during the stated time windows and keep a sharp lookout. Navigate clear of the area while operations are underway.

Type: Space debris · 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 Atlantic - area bounded by coordinates listed in message
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 (5 Oct 1028-1123Z)
06 Oct 2026, 10:21 UTC - 06 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC (6 Oct 1021-1116Z)
07 Oct 2026, 10:13 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC (7 Oct 1013-1108Z)
08 Oct 2026, 10:06 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC (8 Oct 1006-1101Z)
09 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 10:53 UTC (9 Oct 0958-1053Z)
10 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC - 10 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTC (10 Oct 0951-1046Z)
11 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC (11 Oct 0943-1038Z)
Hazards: space debris

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

Generated automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 04:28 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Space Debrisspace debris
Geometry refsbounded
Dangerous Areahazardous operations
Geometry phrasesbound by

Message content

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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