Re: Odd 'Space Debris' warning for Bay of Biscaye, France

From: satcom ops H via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 08:48:04 +0100
Suspect this may relate to a test of their Hypersonic Glide Missile.

Biscarosse is at the southern end of the track marked on the map below.



Regards

John


On 05/04/2024 19:22, satcom ops H wrote:
> Glad you posted this Marco as there I was contemplating ......
> 
> https://i.postimg.cc/YCykpt8y/Cantabrico.jpg
> 
> "Catching Up" ?
> 
> The plot thickens :O)
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 05/04/2024 18:33, Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l wrote:
>>
>> This odd Navigational Warning for 'space debris' in the Bay of Biscaye 
>> has just been published for April 10-11.
>>
>> 051439Z APR 24
>> HYDROLANT 716/24(37).
>> BAY OF BISCAY.
>> FRANCE.
>> DNC 08.
>> 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
>>     101000Z TO 101430Z, ALTERNATE 111000Z TO 111430Z
>>     ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
>>     47-36.00N 004-13.00W, 44-20.00N 001-30.00W.
>> 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 111530Z APR 24.
>>
>>
>> The 420 km NW-SE line starts near the coast of Bretagne ~40 km 
>> southwest of Concarneau, in the area where French SLBM tests from 
>> submarines usually launch. It ends 18 km in front of Biscarosse, the 
>> French land-based missile test base where ICBM and some SLBM tests 
>> (and hypersonic missiles recently) are test launched.
>>
>> Looks more like a missile, or missile stage, test to me than "space 
>> debris".
>>
>> In light of recent happenings in Spain where a small asteroidal origin 
>> fireball grazingly entering the earth atmosphere on March 29 was 
>> initially under suspicion of being a French missile test (but almost 
>> certainly was not), this could also be epic trolling by the French.... 
>> ;-)
>>
>>
>> - Marco
>>
>>
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