NAVAREA XI 26-0473
PAN PANSpace debris warning for area near Marshall Islands and eastern Caroline Islands, 21 Oct
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No longer in forceSpace debris danger area issued for the North Pacific (Marshall Islands and eastern Caroline Islands). Activity from 21 Oct 0200Z to 21 Oct 0800Z; message to be cancelled at 21 Oct 0900Z. Mariners should avoid the defined area while the danger period is in force.
Avoid the defined area during the stated period and navigate with caution; keep clear while the warning is in force.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
This NAVAREA warns of a predicted re-entry or jettisoned debris hazard where objects from space may fall into the sea. Such warnings are issued by maritime authorities when stages or debris from launches or re-entries are expected to pass over ocean areas. The polygon covers a region in and near the Marshall Islands and eastern Caroline Islands; the cancellation time is later than the activity period to allow administrative closure.
- Type
- Space debris · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- North Pacific, Marshall Islands and eastern Caroline Islands (area bounded by listed positions)
- 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 (210200Z to 210800Z Oct (activity period))
- Hazards
- space debris re-entry, falling debris hazard to surface vessels
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
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