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

Date/Time Issued: January 08, 2018 0125Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 08, 2018 0022Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is 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