Final Update #2:  The poor location accuracy was caused by a damaged GPS unit. The impacted antennas were removed from the tracking schedule, and the MEO ground station returned to normal operations September 28, 2022 at 1345Z.


Update #1:  The communications outage was caused by a downed UPS. After restoration, the missing LEO data was recovered. HI MEOLUT data is being filtered due to poor location accuracy. The maintenance vendor is investigating.


Topic:  SARSAT Hawaii PIP Circuit Outage  


Date/Time Issued: September 28, 2022 1405Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted: Hawaii Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Hawaii 3 and Hawaii 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 


Date/Time of Initial Impact:  September 23, 2022 1950Z


Date/Time of Expected End:  September 28, 2022 at 1345Z


Length of Outage:  4 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes


Details/Specifics of Change: The SARSAT Hawaii PIP circuit in Wahiawa, HI is down. A trouble ticket has been opened with Verizon.


Impact: Significant - Alert detection/reporting may be delayed. LEOSAR distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.GEOSAR is operating nominally.


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


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


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