Update #3-Final Update: After the maintenance vendor manually rebooted the front-end processor, Guam 1 Leo Ground Station returned to normal operations at 1651Z, July 20, 2022

Update #2: Due to local time differences and site accessibility, the Local Exchange Carrier will not arrive on site until tomorrow morning.

Update #1: Verizon is investigating a circuit problem.

Topic: SARSAT Guam 1 and Guam 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: July 20, 2022 1813Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 02, 2021 0519Z

Date/Time of Expected End: July 20, 2022 1651Z

Length of Outage: 1 Year, 4 months, 18 days

Details/Specifics of Change: GU1 LEO Ground Station in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam experienced an unrecoverable error that required manual intervention. GU 2 Minor Anomaly still remains open since.

Impact: Medium-Western Pacifica US AOR Distress detection/reporting may be delayed.

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

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