NAVAREA IV 932/26
PAN PANRocket launching - hazardous operations off Virginia in multiple sea areas (01 Oct)
No longer in forceIssued 08 Sept 2026, 16:09 UTCArchived 28 Sept 2026, 14:20 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
011130Z TO 011800Z OCT IN AREAS WITHIN:
A. 16 MILES OF 37-43.61N 075-12.62W.
B. 24 MILES OF 37-33.38N 074-29.45W.
C. 26 MILES OF 37-20.47N 073-39.65W.
D. 53 MILES OF 36-59.21N 072-17.60W.
E. 150 MILES OF 35-28.66N 069-21.71W.
F. 181 MILES OF 34-01.21N 063-59.21W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 011900Z OCT 26.
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No longer in forceCancelled by 940/26 (archived)
Hazardous rocket launching operations will take place in several offshore areas off Virginia on 01 Oct. Activities are scheduled 011130Z to 011800Z Oct; the warning is self-cancelling at 011900Z Oct 26. The warned areas are defined as zones within specified nautical mile radii of six positions given in the message.
Do not enter the areas defined by the listed distances from the given positions during the stated times; navigate with caution, maintain a good lookout and keep clear of the warned zones.
- 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 Atlantic, off Virginia
- Validity
- From 01 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC
Until 01 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC011130Z TO 011800Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 011900Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 01 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC - 01 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC (Rocket launching hazardous operations)
- Hazards
- rocket launching, hazardous operations, potential falling debris
- Keep clear
- 181 NM181 MILES OF 34-01.21N 063-59.21W.
Coast stations for this area
- RCCAtlantic Area SAR CoordinatorUnited States77 NM from the area
- RCCRCC BostonUnited States337 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC TrentonCanada398 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station PortsmouthAtlantic Area SAR CoordinatorUnited StatesMMSI 003669995MF 200, HFrange 200 NM71 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station BostonRCC BostonUnited StatesMMSI 003669991HF323 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FonthillJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM371 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Port BurwellJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160030VHF 40range 40 NM375 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station KingstonJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM398 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Sept 2026, 15:04 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordsrocket launchhazardous operations
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