Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_tE7IlhTt6/bpyciq1xMWBw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *//* *Topic:* SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: *July 09, 2018 0840Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact: * July 09, 2018 0708Z *Date/Time of Expected End: * TBD *Length of Outage: * TBD *Details/Specifics of Change: *Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is out of service following two consecutive missed satellite passes. The LUT Vendor is investigating the problem. *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_tE7IlhTt6/bpyciq1xMWBw) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic:   SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: July 09, 2018 0840Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  July 09, 2018 0708Z 

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is out of service following two consecutive missed satellite passes.   The LUT Vendor is investigating the problem.

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



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