Update #1 – Final Update: The LUT Vendor manually rebooted the Ground Station.  The Ground Station is now operational.

Topic:  SARSAT Guam 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:  March 28, 2020 2240Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 28, 2020 1900Z  

Date/Time of Expected End:   March 28, 2020 2148Z

Length of Outage:  2 hours, 48 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 1 LEO Ground station in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam is not sending pass solution data.

Impact: Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at
301-817-4576

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