10-0190
PAN PANRocket launch danger area off Tane-ga-shima (Nansei Shoto)
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No longer in forceA dangerous-to-navigation area is designated off Tane-ga-shima (Nansei Shoto) for a rocket launch. The danger period is 20 Oct 00011-0511 JST (19 Oct 15:11-19 Oct 20:11 UTC). The area is bounded by the listed coordinates and by shore. Mariners should avoid the area during the stated period.
Keep well clear of the designated area during the stated times and navigate with caution; avoid transiting the bounded area.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
Tane-ga-shima (Tanegashima) is a Japanese launch area used for orbital rocket launches, commonly by JAXA and commercial launch providers. Launch danger areas are declared to protect shipping from falling stages or debris and may extend seaward downrange of the launch site. Mariners should expect temporary navigation restrictions during launch windows; authorities issue local warnings to ensure safety. The polygon given and the shore boundary define the zone to be avoided during the specified UTC/JST window.
- 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
- Nansei Shoto, Tane-ga-shima
- Validity
- From 19 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC
Until 19 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTCDUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING, 200011 TO 200511 JST OCT. - Activity periods
- 19 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC - 19 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC (rocket launch danger period (200011 to 200511 JST Oct))
- Hazards
- rocket launch, dangerous-to-navigation area
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC KagoshimaJapan71 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC HiroshimaJapan248 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC NiigataJapan248 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Yoko-oMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM54 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station AburatsuMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 150range 150 NM73 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NazeMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004311001MF 100range 100 NM145 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TosayamaMRCC KobeJapanMMSI 004310501MF 150range 150 NM231 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MokkokuMRCC KitakyushuJapanMMSI 004310701MF 150range 150 NM240 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 19 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.