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PAN PANSpace debris hazard south of Danjo Gunto, west coast Kyushu
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No longer in forcePredicted reentry/space debris hazard south of Danjo Gunto (west Kyushu coast). Hazard period 21 Oct from 0200 to 0800 UTC; message cancelled at 0900 UTC. Areas are given as bounded polygons A and B.
Keep clear of the specified bounded areas during the stated period and maintain a good lookout.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
These NAVTEX warnings are typically issued for predicted reentries of space objects such as rocket stages or satellite fragments that pose a hazard to surface vessels. The forecast impact area is given as polygons covering the probable debris footprint at sea. Japanese coastal warnings commonly issue a separate cancel time after the main hazard window; the polygons are shaped to cover the predicted dispersion corridor. Mariners should treat these areas as temporary exclusion zones until the cancel time.
- 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 of Danjo Gunto, west coast Kyushu
- Validity
- From 21 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC
Until 21 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC210200Z to 210800Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 210900Z OCT. - Activity periods
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC - 21 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC (space debris hazard)
- Hazards
- reentering space debris
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC KagoshimaJapan126 NM from the area
- RCCRCC JejuRepublic of Korea171 NM from the area
- RCCRCC SeohaeRepublic of Korea244 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Yoko-oMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM137 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AburatsuMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM170 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Seoul RadioRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004400701VHF 25, MF 250range 250 NM171 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Jeju Coast Guard Station, Jeju VTSRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004401005VHF 25, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM172 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NazeMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 100range 100 NM173 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 18 Oct 2026, 03:27 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsspace debris