Topic: SARSAT Alaska 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: October 18, 2024 1711Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 12, 2024 1740Z
Date/Time of Expected End: October 18, 2024 1559Z
Length of Outage: 5 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: The Alaska 4 LEO Ground Station is not sending pass solution data. The Lut Vendor is investigating.
Impact: Medium - Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. 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