Update #1: The maintenance vendor was contacted and Hawaii 4 returned to normal operations on 27 October 2023 @ 1237Z.  

Topic:  SARSAT Hawaii 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:  October 28, 2023 1837Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  October 27, 2023 0629Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  October 27, 2023  1237Z

Length of Outage:  6 Hours and 8 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Hawaii 4 LEO Ground Station in Wahiawa, HI is not sending pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Minor - Distress alert 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 Operationsusmcc@noaa.gov at 
301-817-4576

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