Topic:SARSAT GU1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: March 3, 2018 2140Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:SARSAT Alert Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 3, 2018 1813Z

Date/Time of Expected End:TBD

Length of Outage:TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 1 LEO Ground Station is currently being investigated by the Honeywell support engineer.

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

Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at301-817-4576

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