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Activeuntil 30 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC (in 25 days)Space debris hazard in a bounded area of the South Pacific, daily 4-30 Nov
Space debris hazardous operations in a defined area of the South Pacific. Activity daily 0500Z to 0900Z from 04 through 30 November. Message self-cancels at 1000Z on 30 November.
Avoid the bounded area during the stated daily periods and navigate with caution outside the area.
Background
Such warnings normally follow planned re-entries or predicted fall zones of space vehicle stages or discarded payload hardware. Ranges and hazard areas are shaped by predicted ground-track corridors and fragmentation dispersion, and are issued to keep shipping clear during re-entry windows. Authorities issue self-cancelling navigational warnings to allow surface craft to avoid danger during the limited times when debris is expected.
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 given positions
- Validity
- From 04 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC
Until 30 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC0500Z TO 0900Z DAILY 04 THRU 30 NOV ... CANCEL THIS MSG 301000Z NOV 26. - Activity periods
- 04 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC - 30 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC (daily 0500-0900Z 04 thru 30 Nov)
- Hazards
- space debris
Generated automatically from the warning text on 04 Nov 2026, 19:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Space Debrisspace debris
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- Dangerous Areahazardous operations
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