Topic: SARSAT Guam 1 and 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations Offline

Date/Time Issued: April 9, 2019 1810Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 9, 2019 1716Z UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 1 and 2 LEO Ground Station in Anderson Air Force Base, Guam stopped receiving alert data. Verizon maintenance is investigating.

Impact: Medium-Western Pacifica US AOR Distress detection/reporting timeliness affected.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat

301-817-4576

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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