NAVAREA VIII 1127/26
PAN PANRocket launch from Sriharikota with multiple danger zones in Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
Launch: IRNSS-1L (NVS-03), GSLV Mk II, 30 Oct 17:00 to 21:00 UTC
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No longer in forceA rocket launch is scheduled from Sriharikota (13-43.2N 080-13.8E). Activity is planned 30 Oct 2026 from 17:00 to 21:00 UTC with four maritime danger zones specified, including a 10 NM circle around the launcher. Vessels are advised to give the areas a wide berth. The message cancels itself at 30 Oct 2026 22:00 UTC.
Give the danger zones a wide berth and avoid transiting the defined areas during the activity period.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The coordinates given are the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India’s primary orbital launch site. This site is routinely used by the Indian Space Research Organisation for satellite launches. Launch danger zones extend downrange over the Bay of Bengal and into the Andaman Sea to protect shipping from falling stages or debris. Mariners should expect temporary large exclusion areas during scheduled launch windows.
- 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
- Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea - Sriharikota
- Validity
- From 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC
Until 30 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTCROCKET LAUNCH FROM 13-43.2N 080-13.8E SCHEDULED 301700 TO 302100 UTC OCT 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 302200 UTC OCT 26 - Activity periods
- 30 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC - 30 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC (rocket launch scheduled 301700 to 302100 UTC Oct 26 (day 30))
- Hazards
- rocket launch, launch danger zones, risk from falling debris
- Keep clear
- 10 NMCIRCLE OF 10 NM AROUND LAUNCHER
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM269 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM352 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MandapamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194406VHF 20, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM372 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 27 Oct 2026, 11:47 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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