Update #1 - Final Update: Hawaii 3 and Hawaii 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations returned to normal operations at 1651Z, October 3, 2022.

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

Date/Time Issued: October 3, 2022 1540Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 3, 2022 1016Z

Date/Time of Expected End: October 3, 2022 1651Z

Length of Outage: 6 hours, 35 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Hawaii 3 and Hawaii 4 LEO Ground Stations in Wahiawa, HI are not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Medium - LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR is operating nominally.

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

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

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