2933/26
PAN PANSpace debris hazardous operations in South Pacific bounded area (50S-30.5S, 131W-160W)
Warning text
Positions open on the mapLocation map
Open in the full mapAnalysisNotable
No longer in forceHazardous operations related to space debris will occur in a rectangular area of the South Pacific. Activity is scheduled 12 Oct from 1225Z to 1405Z with the message self-cancelling at 1505Z on 12 Oct 2026. HYDROPAC 2928/26 is cancelled by this message. Mariners are advised to avoid the area while operations are ongoing.
Keep clear of the defined area and maintain a sharp lookout; avoid navigation in the area during the stated times.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
Warnings of this type are typically issued for planned re-entry, jettisoning or debris fall zones associated with space launches or stage disposal. The rectangular ocean area defines where debris or hazardous operations are expected to fall or be conducted, and is therefore closed to shipping for safety. Such notices are routinely promulgated by maritime authorities when tracking predicts hazardous re-entry over ocean areas. Mariners should treat the area as potentially impacted by falling debris during the stated window.
- Type
- Space debris · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South Pacific, area bounded by lat/long points given
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 12:25 UTC
Until 12 Oct 2026, 15:05 UTC121225Z TO 121405Z OCT; CANCEL THIS MSG 121505Z OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:25 UTC - 12 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC (121225Z to 121405Z OCT (activity period))
- Hazards
- space debris hazard, hazardous operations
- Cancels
- 2928/26 (archived)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 09 Oct 2026, 08:43 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsspace debrishazardous operations