Topic:  SARSAT Alaska 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:   July 22, 2023 2225Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:    July 22, 2023 2110Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 4 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is not sending pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

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

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