NAVAREA XII - 671/26

PAN PANArchived

Issued: 25 Sept 2026, 09:25Archived: 8 Oct 2026, 00:20Last modified: 5 Nov 2026, 17:42

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Rocket launch danger areas off California coast, multiple 5-11 Oct windows

Hazardous operations (rocket launching) will take place in two defined sea areas off the coast of California on various dates between 5 Oct and 11 Oct. Specific daily launch windows are listed for Area A and Area B. Mariners should avoid the stated areas during the published times. The message cancels itself at 110926Z OCT 26.

Avoid the stated areas during the published times and maintain a safe distance; navigate with caution outside the danger zones.

Type: Missile / rocket launch · severity high
Feed: Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/space/
Location: Off the coast of California (two bounded areas as listed)
Validity: From 05 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC
Until 11 Oct 2026, 09:26 UTCA. 050806Z TO 050852Z OCT ... 110721Z TO 110807Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY ... B. 050806Z TO 050911Z OCT ... 110721Z TO 110826Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY ... CANCEL THIS MSG 110926Z OCT 26.
Activity periods: 05 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC - 05 Oct 2026, 08:52 UTC (Area A)
06 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC - 06 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC (Area A)
07 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 08:37 UTC (Area A)
08 Oct 2026, 07:44 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC (Area A)
09 Oct 2026, 07:36 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 08:22 UTC (Area A)
10 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC - 10 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC (Area A)
11 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC (Area A)
05 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC - 05 Oct 2026, 09:11 UTC (Area B)
06 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC - 06 Oct 2026, 09:04 UTC (Area B)
07 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC - 07 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTC (Area B)
08 Oct 2026, 07:44 UTC - 08 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC (Area B)
09 Oct 2026, 07:36 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC (Area B)
10 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC - 10 Oct 2026, 08:34 UTC (Area B)
11 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTC - 11 Oct 2026, 08:26 UTC (Area B)
Hazards: rocket launching, launch debris/danger zone, hazardous operations

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRCC EnsenadaMexico190 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station EnsenadaMRCC EnsenadaMexicoMMSI 003450210VHF 80, MF 150range 150 NM189 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:32 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Space Debrisrocket launch
Geometry refsbounded
Dangerous Areahazardous operations
Geometry phrasesbound by

Message content

NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING: A. 050806Z TO 050852Z OCT, ALTERNATE 060759Z TO 060845Z, 070751Z TO 070837Z, 080744Z TO 080830Z, 090736Z TO 090822Z, 100729Z TO 100815Z AND 110721Z TO 110807Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 30-23.00N 119-52.00W, 31-20.00N 120-03.00W, 32-32.00N 120-14.00W, 34-33.00N 120-42.00W, 34-40.00N 120-38.00W, 34-38.00N 120-27.00W, 32-30.00N 120-09.00W, 30-41.00N 119-48.00W, 30-24.00N 119-49.00W. B. 050806Z TO 050911Z OCT, ALTERNATE 060759Z TO 060904Z, 070751Z TO 070856Z, 080744Z TO 080849Z, 090736Z TO 090841Z, 100729Z TO 100834Z AND 110721Z TO 110826Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 30-21.00N 119-56.00W, 30-20.00N 119-31.00W, 29-47.00N 118-49.00W, 29-25.00N 118-45.00W, 28-55.00N 119-16.00W, 28-56.00N 119-41.00W, 29-30.00N 120-23.00W, 29-52.00N 120-27.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110926Z OCT 26.

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