Update # 1 Final Update: Telecom vendor contacted; issue resolved and pass data restored.  


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


Date/Time Issued:  April 23, 2026 0102Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data


Date/Time of Initial Impact:   April 14, 2026 0040Z


Date/Time of Expected End:  April 22, 2026 2235Z


Length of Outage:  8 Days, 21 hours, and 55 minutes


Details/Specifics:  Guam 3 LEO Ground Station is not sending pass solution data. The Lut vendor is investigating this issue.


Impact: Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.


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