Topic: SARSAT Alaska 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: December 22, 2022 1316Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 22, 2022 0546Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 4 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is not sending pass solution data. The maintenance 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