3195/26
PAN PANSpace debris hazard in Great Australian Bight, area defined by four positions
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Activeuntil 08 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC (in 4 days)Space debris hazard reported in the Great Australian Bight. Daily hazard periods 1100Z-1400Z from 02 through 08 November 2026 in the area bounded by the four given positions. HYDROPAC 3127/26 is cancelled. Message cancels itself at 08 November 2026 1500Z.
Keep clear of the defined area during the hazard periods and navigate with caution outside it.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
This warning designates a temporary hazard area where debris from a space vehicle or re-entering stage is expected to fall. Such warnings are issued to protect shipping from falling debris and possible small explosive remnants. The Great Australian Bight is occasionally used as a drop or re-entry corridor for launches or returned stages that overfly southern ocean areas. Mariners should avoid the area during the stated daily windows while agencies carry out the planned hazardous operations.
- Type
- Space debris · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Great Australian Bight
- Validity
- From 02 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC
Until 08 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC1100Z TO 1400Z DAILY 02 THRU 08 NOV ... CANCEL THIS MSG 081500Z NOV 26 - Activity periods
- 02 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 08 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400Z 02-08 Nov)
- Hazards
- space debris
- Cancels
- 3127/26 (archived)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 04 Nov 2026, 19:40 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsspace debrishazardous operations