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PAN PANArchivedanalysisNotable
No longer in forceSpace debris re-entry warning NE of Amami O Shima (Nansei Shoto)
Predicted space debris re-entry area NE of Amami O Shima (Nansei Shoto). Hazard window 23 Oct from 19:19 to 19:46 UTC, message self-cancels 20:46 UTC. Mariners should avoid the area and keep a sharp lookout for falling objects.
Avoid the defined area if possible and maintain a sharp lookout for falling objects; navigate with caution.
Background
This warning notifies vessels of a predicted re-entry corridor for space debris. Such warnings are typically issued when an object in orbit will re-enter uncontrolled or when stages or debris are expected to fall along a calculated ground track. The polygon approximates the predicted impact footprint where small debris or fragments could reach the surface. Mariners and coastal interests are warned because even small falling fragments can pose danger to topside equipment and crew.
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
- Nansei Shoto, NE of Amami O Shima
- Validity
- From 23 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC
Until 23 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC231919Z TO 231946Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 232046Z OCT. - Activity periods
- 23 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC - 23 Oct 2026, 19:46 UTC (space debris re-entry window)
- Hazards
- space debris, falling objects
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC JejuRepublic of Korea200 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC NingboChina201 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC ShanghaiChina209 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Seoul RadioRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004400701VHF 25, MF 250range 250 NM198 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Jeju Coast Guard Station, Jeju VTSRCC JejuRepublic of KoreaMMSI 004401005VHF 25, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM201 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Ningbo RadioMRSC NingboChinaMMSI 004122400VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM202 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Dalian RadioMRCC ShanghaiChinaMMSI 004122100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM204 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NazeMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 100range 100 NM245 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 21 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Keywords
- Space Debrisspace debris
- Geometry refsbounded, polygon
- Geometry phrasesarea bounded, bounded by