NAVAREA XII 672/26
PAN PANRocket launch hazardous operations off southern California, 1-7 Oct
No longer in forceIssued 20 Sept 2026, 19:22 UTCArchived 02 Oct 2026, 00:20 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING:
A. 011808Z TO 011950Z OCT, ALTERNATE
1808Z TO 1950Z DAILY 02 THRU 07 OCT
IN AREA BOUND BY
34-27.00N 120-26.00W, 34-43.00N 120-36.00W,
34-36.00N 120-43.00W, 33-10.00N 120-58.00W,
30-42.00N 121-33.00W, 30-27.00N 121-36.00W,
30-27.00N 121-24.00W, 30-33.00N 121-19.00W,
30-43.00N 121-15.00W, 31-30.00N 121-12.00W,
33-08.00N 120-51.00W, 33-09.00N 120-45.00W,
34-04.00N 120-30.00W.
B. 011808Z TO 012009Z OCT, ALTERNATE
1808Z TO 2009Z DAILY 02 THRU 07 OCT
IN AREA BOUND BY
30-28.00N 121-42.00W, 30-27.00N 121-24.00W,
30-04.00N 120-54.00W, 29-49.00N 120-52.00W,
29-28.00N 121-13.00W, 29-29.00N 121-31.00W,
29-52.00N 122-00.00W, 30-07.00N 122-03.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 072109Z OCT 26.
Location map
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No longer in forceCancelled by 695/26 (archived)
Hazardous rocket launching operations will take place in two specified offshore areas off California. Activity occurs 01 Oct and then daily 02-07 Oct during the stated UTC time windows for each area. Mariners should avoid the defined areas during the activity periods. Message cancelled at 072109Z OCT 26.
Avoid the named areas during the stated times and navigate with caution. Maintain a watch for navigational warnings and broadcasts.
- 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
- North Pacific, off California (areas as listed)
- Validity
- From 01 Oct 2026, 18:08 UTC
Until 07 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTCCANCEL THIS MSG 072109Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 01 Oct 2026, 18:08 UTC - 01 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC (Area A: 01 Oct 1808-1950Z)
- 02 Oct 2026, 18:08 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC (Area A: daily 1808-1950Z 02 thru 07 Oct)
- 01 Oct 2026, 18:08 UTC - 01 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC (Area B: 01 Oct 1808-2009Z)
- 02 Oct 2026, 18:08 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC (Area B: daily 1808-2009Z 02 thru 07 Oct)
- Hazards
- rocket launch, hazardous operations, exclusion zone
Coast stations for this area
- RCCRCC AlamedaUnited States219 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC EnsenadaMexico248 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station San FranciscoRCC AlamedaUnited StatesMMSI 003669990HF237 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station EnsenadaMRCC EnsenadaMexicoMMSI 003450210VHF 80, MF 150range 150 NM247 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:33 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsrocket launchhazardous operations
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