NAVAREA XI 26-0445
PAN PANSpace debris hazard in Sulu Sea 9 Oct
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No longer in forceSpace debris hazard forecast in the Sulu Sea within a defined polygon. Activity is announced for 09 Oct from 1700 to 2300 UTC; message self-cancels 10 Oct 0000 UTC. Mariners should avoid the area while the hazard is active.
Avoid the defined area while activity is reported and maintain a lookout.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
Notified hazard likely refers to predicted re-entry of space debris or jettisoned rocket stages, which can produce dangerous falling fragments over a localized sea area. Maritime warnings define a temporary polygon where debris risk is assessed higher during a short time window. Such notices are issued to keep vessels clear of potential impact zones; they do not identify the launch operator or vehicle.
- Type
- Space debris · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Sulu Sea
- Validity
- From 09 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC
Until 10 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC091700Z TO 092300Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 100000Z OCT. - Activity periods
- 09 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC (space debris activity)
- Hazards
- space debris re-entry
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC ManilaPhilippines348 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station SandakanMRCC Port KlangMalaysiaMMSI 005330013MF 200range 200 NM216 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Kota KinabaluMRCC Port KlangMalaysiaMMSI 005330013VHF 75, MF 200range 200 NM268 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station LabuanMRCC Port KlangMalaysiaMMSI 005330014VHF 22range 22 NM340 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ManilaRCC ManilaPhilippinesMF 150, HFrange 150 NM344 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TarakanMRSC Balik PapanIndonesiaMMSI 005250017VHF 20, MF 100range 100 NM361 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 08 Oct 2026, 13:24 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsspace debris
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