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Missile operations in the Sea of Okhotsk 25-31 Oct
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Expiredended 31 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC (36 h ago)Missile operations will take place in a defined area of the Sea of Okhotsk. Activity is scheduled from 25 Oct 21:00 UTC to 31 Oct 21:00 UTC (self-cancels 31 Oct 22:00 UTC). Mariners should avoid the area while operations are underway. No contact details or further instructions are given in the message.
Keep well clear of the designated area and navigate with caution while operations are underway.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The Sea of Okhotsk is used by Russian authorities for naval and missile test activities and associated safety zones. Notices like this commonly mark impact or transit corridors for missile firings, requiring exclusion of merchant traffic for safety. The polygonal area is likely drawn to encompass the anticipated flight path and potential splashdown/impact region. Mariners and other users of the sea should expect ranges to issue Notices to Mariners and coordinate with local authorities if transits are necessary.
- 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
- Sea of Okhotsk (area bounded by given positions)
- Validity
- From 25 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC
Until 31 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTCMISSILE OPERATIONS 252100Z TO 312100Z OCT ... CANCEL THIS MSG 312200Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 25 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC - 31 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC (MISSILE OPERATIONS 252100Z TO 312100Z OCT)
- Hazards
- missile operations, danger area
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Chirikov CapeMRSC Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyRussian FederationMMSI 002733728MF 62range 62 NM262 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Chirikov CapeMRSC Yuzhno-SakhalinskRussian FederationMMSI 002733728MF 62range 62 NM262 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MagadanMRSC Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyRussian FederationMMSI 002734416VHF 19range 19 NM268 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 20 Oct 2026, 09:48 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.