Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly:Update #2: SARSAT Guam 1 and 2 Low This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_n9Fjzvrjpb0n+xwv0JQyyQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #2:* The vendor technician recycled power and reset a number of faults on the TXU box at the Guam 2 site. Both Guam Ground Stations are fully operational. A total of 8 passes were affected, 2 of which were retrieved late. *Update #1: *Verizon has restored the communications circuit with Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations. However, only Guam 1 is processing satellite passes. The maintenance vendor is dispatching a technician to the Guam 2 site to investigate. *Topic: *SARSAT Guam 1 and 2 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Stations Offline *Date/Time Issued: *October 6, 2016 0835Z * Product(s) or Data Impacted: *SARSAT alert data* Date/Time of Initial Impact: *October 6, 2016 0009Z* Date/Time of Expected End: *October 6, 2016 0809Z* Length of Outage: *8 hours* Details/Specifics of Change: * We are unable to communicate with Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations in Guam. Verizon is investigating the issue.* Impact: *Significant-Western Pacifica 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_n9Fjzvrjpb0n+xwv0JQyyQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #2:  The vendor technician recycled power and reset a number of faults on the TXU box at the Guam 2 site.  Both Guam Ground Stations are fully operational.  A total of 8 passes were affected, 2 of which were retrieved late.

Update #1:  Verizon has restored the communications circuit with Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations.  However, only Guam 1 is processing satellite passes.  The maintenance vendor is dispatching a technician to the Guam 2 site to investigate.

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

Date/Time Issued:  October 6, 2016  0835Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  October 6, 2016  0009Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  October 6, 2016   0809Z

Length of Outage:  8 hours

Details/Specifics of Change:  We are unable to communicate with Guam 1 & 2 LEO Ground Stations in Guam.  Verizon is investigating the issue.

Impact: Significant-Western Pacifica 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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