Update #1 - Final Update – After the maintenance vendor replaced faulty UPSes, the ground stations returned to normal operations.


Topic:  SARSAT Guam 3 & 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline


Date/Time Issued:   December 14, 2022 0704Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data


Date/Time of Initial Impact:   December 13, 2022 0514Z


Date/Time of Expected End:  December 14, 2022 0506Z


Length of Outage:  23 hours 52 minutes


Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 3 & 4 LEO Ground Stations in Guam are not sending pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating the issue.


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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