Update#1: Verizon was contacted to check the communications circuit. A loopback alarm was found and normalized. Communications were restored, but the LUT is still not taking passes. The maintenance vendor is investigating.

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

Date/Time Issued:  September 12, 2022 1252Z 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   September 10, 2022  1011Z 

Date/Time of Expected End:   TBD 

Length of Outage:  TBD 

Details/Specifics of Change: The Guam 2 LEO Ground Station in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam is not sending pass solution data. The LUT Vendor has been notified. 

Impact:  Medium - Western Pacifica US AOR Distress detection/reporting may be delayed. LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed. GEOSAR and MEOSAR are operating nominally. 

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

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