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

Date/Time Issued:May 14, 2019 2355Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 14, 2019 2024Z

Date/Time of Expected End:TBD

Length of Outage:TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:Guam 1LEO Ground Station inAnderson Air Force Base, Guamis receiving data intermittently. The maintenance vendoris investigating.

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

Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat
301-817-4576

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

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