Correction: The initial impact time has been corrected to 1236Z.
Topic: SARSAT Hawaii Medium and Low Earth Orbit (MEO/LEO) Ground Stations Offline
Date/Time Issued: November 20, 2021 2259Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 20, 2021 1336Z
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Outage: TBD
Details/Specifics of Change: The SARSAT Hawaii Medium and Low Earth Orbit (MEO/LEO) Ground Stations are offline. The network vendor is investigating the issue.
Impact: Medium-Western Pacifica Search and Rescue region’s MEOSAR and LEOSAR distress detection/reporting is delayed. GEOSAR is nominal.
Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A