Update #2 - Final Update - After the maintenanceM-Bvendor manually power cycled the Alaska 1 and 2 antennas, they returnedM-Bto normal operations at 1735z, December 19, 2019.
Update #1 -M-BPower has been restored to Alaska 1 and 2 LEO Ground Stations in Fairbanks, AK. They are not fully operational yet due an ACU initialization issue. The maintenance vendor is working to resolve the issue.
Topic:M-BM-BM-BSARSAT Alaska 1 and 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations OfflineM-BM-B
Date/Time Issued:M-BM-BM-BDecember 19, 2019 1743Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: M-BSARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:M-BM-BM-BDecember 18, 2019 2031ZM-BM-B
Date/Time of Expected End:M-BM-BDecember 19, 2019 1616Z
Length of Outage:M-BM-B19 hours 45 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change:M-B M-BAlaska 1 and 2 M-BLEO Ground Stations in Fairbanks, AKM-B areM-B experiencing an unplanned power outage andM-B are M-Bnot receiving pass solution data.M-BM-B
Impact:M-BMedium-Missed passvulnerability to other Ground Station sites being down significantlyM-Bincreased. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.
Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC OperationsM-Busmcc@noaa.govM-Bat
301-817-4576
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A