Update #1:  The communications outage was caused by a downed UPS. After restoration, the missing LEO data was recovered. HI MEOLUT data is being filtered due to poor location accuracy. The maintenance vendor is investigating.

 

Topic:  SARSAT Hawaii PIP Circuit Outage  

 

Date/Time Issued: September 27, 2022 2225Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Hawaii Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Hawaii 3 and Hawaii 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 

 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  September 23, 2022 1950Z

 

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

 

Length of Outage:  TBD

 

Details/Specifics of Change: The SARSAT Hawaii PIP circuit in Wahiawa, HI is down. A trouble ticket has been opened with Verizon.

 

Impact: Significant - Alert detection/reporting may be delayed. LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.GEOSAR is operating nominally.

 

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

 

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