Update #1 - Final Update- After the maintenance vendor completed the system upgrade the Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK returned to normal operations at 1750Z, February 5, 2020.

Topic:M-B SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:M-B M-BFebruary 5, 2020 2206Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted:M-B SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:M-B M-BFebruary 3, 2020 1708Z
Date/Time of Expected End: February 5, 2020 1750Z
Length of Outage:M-B 2 days and 42 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:M-BM-BAlaska 2 LEO Ground Station inM-BFairbanks, AK is not receiving alert data. The LUT vendor reported an issue occurred during operational system upgrades. The LUT vendor is investigating.

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

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC OperationsM-Busmcc@noaa.govM-Bat
301-817-4576

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