Topic: SARSAT Guam 3 and Guam 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations Offline

Date/Time Issued: November 28, 2022 1040Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 28, 2022 0558Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 3 & 4 LEO Ground Stations in Guam, are not sending pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Medium-Western Pacifica US AOR Distress detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR and MEOSAR are operating nominally.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at
301-817-4576

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