NAVAREA X AUSCOAST WARNING 350/26
PAN PANSpace debris danger area off Head of Great Australian Bight to Streaky Bay, 2-8 Nov
Warning text
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No longer in forceA space debris danger area is established within a polygon off the Head of the Great Australian Bight to Streaky Bay. The danger area is active daily from 02 to 08 November 2026 between 1100 UTC and 1400 UTC. Mariners should avoid the area during the stated daily time window. Coordinates of the polygon are given in the warning.
Avoid the defined polygon during the daily activity period and navigate clear of the area while hazard is active.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
This warning marks a predicted re-entry or fall zone for space debris, not a maritime incident. Such danger areas are issued to protect vessels from possible falling fragments during a controlled or uncontrolled re-entry of orbital debris or rocket stages. The area lies off southern Australia near Streaky Bay and the Great Australian Bight; warnings of this type are typically based on orbital decay predictions from space agencies or range safety organisations. Mariners should assume risk of high-velocity falling debris during the stated windows and follow the warning by avoiding the area.
- Type
- Space debris · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Head of Great Australian Bight to Streaky Bay
- Validity
- From 02 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC
Until 08 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTCDAILY FROM 02-08 NOV 2026 BETWEEN 1100 UTC AND 1400 UTC - Activity periods
- 02 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 02 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 03 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 03 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 04 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 04 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 05 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 05 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 06 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 06 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 07 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 07 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- 08 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC - 08 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC (daily 1100-1400 UTC)
- Hazards
- space debris re-entry zone, danger area
- Charts
- AUS 341
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 03 Nov 2026, 04:07 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsspace debrisdanger areaDANGER
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