Topic: SARSAT Hawaii 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: March 24 2018 1005Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 24, 2018 0936Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Hawaii 1 LEO Ground Station in Wahiawa, HI has not received pass data. The USMCC contacted the vendor and they are investigating this issue.

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

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A