Topic: SARSATGuam1Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: December 03, 2018 1025Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 03, 2018 0912Z

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:Guam1 LEO Ground Station, at Andersen Air Force Base,is out of service following two consecutive missed satellite passes. The LUT Vendor is investigating the problem.

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

Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat301-817-4576

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

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