Update#1: The LUT Vendor rebooted the Front Processor (FP) and Location Processor (LP), and services returned to normal operations.

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

Date/Time Issued: July 17, 2019 1004Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 16, 2019 2328Z

Date/Time of Expected End: July 17, 2019 0543Z

Length of Outage: 6 Hours and 15 Minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam has missed two consecutive passes. The maintenance vendor is investigating the issue.

Impact: Medium-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.

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

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