3004/26
PAN PANArchivedanalysisNotable
No longer in forceSpace debris hazard area in South Pacific between ~27S 122W and 44S 114W
Hazardous space debris operations (re-entry or debris fall risk) are scheduled in a defined area of the South Pacific on multiple short windows from 21 Oct to 27 Oct. Each window is listed in the message; the message self-cancels at 270412Z OCT 26. Mariners should avoid the area and remain vigilant during the listed times.
Avoid the area during the stated times and navigate with caution; maintain a lookout and monitor navigational warnings.
Background
This warning notifies mariners of planned hazardous periods from falling space debris or re-entering rocket stages over the South Pacific. Such warnings usually accompany predicted re-entries or planned disposal trajectories and define polygonal hazard areas along the projected ground track. The multiple short time windows likely correspond to successive passes or breakup/debris dispersion intervals. Mariners should treat the area as having an elevated risk of debris impact during the listed UTC windows.
General background from general knowledge, not from the official warning. It can be wrong; the warning text is authoritative.
- 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 Pacific (area bounded by listed positions)
- Validity
- From 21 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC
Until 27 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC210001Z TO 210439Z, 212346Z TO 220424Z, 222332Z TO 230410Z, 232317Z TO 240355Z, 242303Z TO 250341Z, 252249Z TO 260327Z AND 262234Z TO 270312Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 270412Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 21 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC - 21 Oct 2026, 04:39 UTC (210001Z TO 210439Z OCT)
- 21 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC - 22 Oct 2026, 04:24 UTC (212346Z TO 220424Z OCT)
- 22 Oct 2026, 23:32 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 04:10 UTC (222332Z TO 230410Z OCT)
- 23 Oct 2026, 23:17 UTC - 24 Oct 2026, 03:55 UTC (232317Z TO 240355Z OCT)
- 24 Oct 2026, 23:03 UTC - 25 Oct 2026, 03:41 UTC (242303Z TO 250341Z OCT)
- 25 Oct 2026, 22:49 UTC - 26 Oct 2026, 03:27 UTC (252249Z TO 260327Z OCT)
- 26 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC - 27 Oct 2026, 03:12 UTC (262234Z TO 270312Z OCT)
- Hazards
- space debris
Generated automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 03:28 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