Update #1 - Final Update - After the maintenance vendor manually rebooted the front processor, Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station returned to normal operations at 2336Z, June 23, 2018.

Topic: SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: June 24, 2018 0021Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 23, 2018 2237Z

Date/Time of Expected End: June 23, 2018 2336Z

Length of Outage: 59 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK has stopped receiving data. The LUT Vendor has been contacted to resolve this issue.

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

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576

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