Update#1 - Final Update:Vendor maintenance expressed that Alaska 2 lost communications between the Front Processor (FP) and Location Processor (LP). Both FP and the LP were rebooted, and service returned to normal.
Topic: SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time
Issued: February 6, 2018
0635Z
Product(s) or
Data Impacted: SARSAT alert
data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 6, 2018 0211Z
Date/Time of Expected End: February 6, 2018 0401Z
Length of
Outage: 1 Hour and 50
minutes
Details/Specifics
of Change:Alaska2LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks,
Alaska 2 is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is
investigating this issue.
Impact:Minor-Dual
satellite tracking capability lost for northernmost Ground
Station. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.
Contact Information for Further
Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat
301-817-4576
Web Site(s) for applicable information:N/A