Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: (Update #3) Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_AEoBQYmmOU1hJESG9A+YvA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #3: *Alaska 2 LEO ground station is operational and successfully capturing data after removing the faulty GPS card. No missed passes have been reported since 13/2134Z and the ground station is expected to remain stable. Search and Rescue Repeater (SARR) processing will remain disabled until a replacement GPS card is sent to the site and installed. * Update #2: *Alaska 2 LEO ground station as of 14/1540Z has produced 21 passes since a missed at pass at 13/2134Z. One pass was missed during this time at 14/1000Z. Late on 13 Nov the LUT was configured to get its time from AK1 and processing of the Search and Rescue Repeater (SARR) was stopped due to the unreliability of the time source. The LUT is being closely monitored and data is flowing to the USMCC for processing.* Update #1*: Alaska 2 LEO ground station remains offline as of 1941Z, November 13, 2015, however, data may be received intermittently until the GPS card has been replaced. *Topic:*SARSAT Alaska 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline *Date/Time**Issued:*November 17, 2015 1625Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*SARSAT alert data ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*November 13, 2015 1941Z** *Date/Time of Expected End:*TBD *Length of Outage:* TBD *Details/Specifics of Change:*Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AKis offline due to a hardware (GPS card) failure. *Impact: *Medium- 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 ** *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov . You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it.If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880 . Please note: it maytake up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_AEoBQYmmOU1hJESG9A+YvA) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Update #3: Alaska 2 LEO ground station is operational and successfully capturing data after removing the faulty GPS card. No missed passes have been reported since 13/2134Z and the ground station is expected to remain stable. Search and Rescue Repeater (SARR) processing will remain disabled until a replacement GPS card is sent to the site and installed.

Update #2:  Alaska 2 LEO ground station as of 14/1540Z has produced 21 passes since a missed at pass at 13/2134Z.  One pass was missed during this time at 14/1000Z.  Late on 13 Nov the LUT was configured to get its time from AK1 and processing of the Search and Rescue Repeater (SARR) was stopped due to the unreliability of the time source.  The LUT is being closely monitored and data is flowing to the USMCC for processing.

Update #1: Alaska 2 LEO ground station remains offline as of 1941Z, November 13, 2015, however, data may be received intermittently until the GPS card has been replaced.

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

Date/Time Issued:  November 17, 2015  1625Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  November 13, 2015  1941Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  Alaska 2 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is offline due to a hardware (GPS card) failure.

Impact: Medium- 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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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