Update #1 Final Update: Hurricane Lowell passed through Hawaii and caused a brief power outage. Confirmed circuits are up and data is flowing from both HI-MEO and HI-LEO.
Topic: Hawaii Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) Outage
Date/Time Issued: September 08, 2026, 1211Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 08, 2026, 0740Z
Date/Time of Expected End: September 08, 2026, 1056Z
Length of Outage: 3 hours and 26 minutes.
Details/Specifics: The USMCC stopped receiving Hawaii MEOLUT and LEOLUT data.
Impact: Medium - Western Pacifica Search and Rescue region’s MEOSAR & LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR is operating nominally.
Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576
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