Update#1-Final Update: The LUT vendor was contacted and the Hawaii 3 Ground Station returned to normal operations on October 31, 2023 at 0720 UTC.


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


Date/Time Issued:  November 1, 2023 0640Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data


Date/Time of Initial Impact:  October 28, 2023 2018Z


Date/Time of Expected End:  October 31, 2023 0720Z


Length of Outage: 2 days, 11 hours and 2 minutes


Details/Specifics of Change: Hawaii 3 LEO Ground Station in Wahiawa, HI is not sending pass solution data. The maintenance vendor has been contacted.


Impact: Minor - Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR and MEOSAR are operating nominally.


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