Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly Update #1: Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_/1uZj3GWGOtwIXPiy958AQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update#1*-Final Update: Vendor maintenance expressed an issue with the Front Processing (FP). Both FP and Location Processor (LP) servers have been rebooted and communications resynchronized. Operations have returned to normal. * * *Topic:* SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline * * *Date/Time Issued: * March 16, 2018 1740Z * * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data * * *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* March 16, 2018 1148Z * * *Date/Time of Expected End: *March 16, 2018 1509Z * * *Length of Outage: * 5 hr 21 min * * *Details/Specifics of Change: *Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK has not received data. The USMCC contacted the vendor and they are investigating this issue. * * *Impact: *Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost for northernmost Ground Station. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected. *Contact Information for Further Information: *USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576 * * *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A --Boundary_(ID_/1uZj3GWGOtwIXPiy958AQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

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Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK has not received data. The USMCC contacted the vendor and they are investigating this issue.

usmcc@noaa.gov at 
301-817-4576