Topic:  SARSAT Alaska 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

 

Date/Time Issued:   August 22, 2020 2125Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:     August 22, 2020 1757Z

 

Date/Time of Expected End:   August 22, 2020 2013Z

 

Length of Outage:  2 hours, 16 minutes

 

Details/Specifics of Change: The Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, Alaska was not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor was contacted and found that there was an issue with server timing. The problem was corrected and Alaska 1 returned to normal operation.

 

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

 

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

 

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