Update #1: The maintenance vendor discovered a domain issue, and after it was resolved, MEO data resumed at 2027 UTC. LEO data will continue to be monitored.

Topic: SARSAT Hawaii Medium and Low Earth Orbit (MEO/LEO) Ground Stations Offline

Date/Time Issued: April 22, 2021 2316Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 22, 2021 1723Z

Date/Time of Expected End: April 22, 2021 2027Z

Length of Outage: 3 Hours and 4 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: The SARSAT Hawaii Medium and Low Earth Orbit (MEO/LEO) Ground Stations are offline. The maintenance vendor has dispatched a technician to the site.

Impact: Medium-Western Pacifica Search and Rescue region’s MEOSAR and LEOSAR distress detection/reporting is delayed. GEOSAR is nominal.

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

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