Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: (Update #1) SARSAT Guam 1 & 2 Low This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_McqG/3lEsEIA1BlR5LVlSg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT *//* **Update #1 - **Final Update – Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations returned to normal operations at 1000 UTC, December 12, 2015. * Topic:* SARSAT Guam 1 & 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations Offline *Date/Time Issued: ***December 12, 2015 1135 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* December 12, 2015 0600 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *December 12, 2015 1000 UTC *Length of Outage: * 4 hours *Details/Specifics of Change: *Guam 1 and 2 LEO ground stations have lost communications contact with the USMCC. The communications network support provider responsible for this circuit has been notified and is investigating. *Impact: * Significant- Western Pacific US AOR Distress 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_McqG/3lEsEIA1BlR5LVlSg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #1 - Final Update – Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations returned to normal operations at 1000 UTC, December 12, 2015.

Topic: SARSAT Guam 1 & 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations Offline

Date/Time Issued: December 12, 2015 1135 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 12, 2015 0600 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: December 12, 2015 1000 UTC

Length of Outage: 4 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: Guam 1 and 2 LEO ground stations have lost communications contact with the USMCC. The communications network support provider responsible for this circuit has been notified and is investigating.

Impact: Significant- Western Pacific US AOR Distress 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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