Topic: SARSATGuam1Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: March 15, 2018 2221Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 15, 2018 1940Z

Date/Time of Expected End:TBD

Length of Outage:TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:Guam1LEO Ground Station at Andersen Air Force Base,Guamhas stopped receiving pass solution data.The maintenance vendor is investigating the problem.

Impact:Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

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

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