Topic: SARSAT Alaska 3 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: May 30, 2023 2055Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  May 30, 2023 1133Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 3 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is not receiving expected pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Medium - Missed pass vulnerability to other ground station sites being down significantly increased. LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR and MEOSAR are operating nominally

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

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information: N/A

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