Update #1 - Final Update – It was discovered that the ground station was not following the USMCC provided pass schedule. Once the vendor resolved the issue, HI3 returned to normal operations.
Topic: SARSAT Hawaii 3 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: October 14, 2023 2026Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 14, 2023 1237Z
Date/Time of Expected End: October 14, 2023 1946Z
Length of Outage: 7 hours and 9 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: Hawaii 3 LEO Ground Station is not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.
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
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