Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly Update #1: Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_wyN9g88SwyWgUmQaDZMfCQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **** *Update #1 - Final Update:* Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station has returned to normal operations effective August 20, 2016 at 0119Z. * * *Topic: * SARSAT Alaska 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: *August 20, 2016 0200Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted: * SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *August 19, 2016 1841Z *Date/Time of Expected End:*August 20, 2016 0119Z *Length of Outage: *6 hours and 37 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change: *Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station is offline due to passes being intermittently received since 1841 UTC. The LUT Vendor has dispatched a technician to the site and is working to resolve the problem. *Impact: *Medium-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_wyN9g88SwyWgUmQaDZMfCQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #1 - Final Update:  Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station has returned to normal operations effective August 20, 2016 at 0119Z.


Topic:  SARSAT Alaska 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

 

Date/Time Issued:  August 20, 2016 0200Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  August 19, 2016 1841Z

 

Date/Time of Expected End:  August 20, 2016 0119Z

 

Length of Outage:  6 hours and 37 minutes

 

Details/Specifics of Change:  Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station is offline due to passes being intermittently received since 1841 UTC.  The LUT Vendor has dispatched a technician to the site and is working to resolve the problem.

 

Impact: Medium-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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