Topic:  SARSAT Hawaii LUT Outage  

Date/Time Issued: August 16, 2023 0347Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 15, 2023 0042Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  The USMCC lost communications with the Hawaii Ground Station site. A Local technician has been dispatched by the LUT Vendor.

Impact:  Medium - Western Pacifica Search and Rescue region's MEOSAR and LEOSAR distress detection/reporting are 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

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