Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly - SARSAT Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_mK9R4Q9uFv+4a44ijdJEng) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic*: SARSAT Alaska 1 LEO Ground Stations- Offline * * *Date/Time Issued*: February 22, 2017 1600Z * * *Product(s) or Data Impacted*: SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact*: February 22, 2017 1222Z * * *Date/Time of Expected En*d: TBD *Length of Outage*: Approx. TBD * * *Details/Specifics of Change*: AK1 LEO Ground Station is not operational. The problem is under investigation by the maintenance contractor following four consecutive missed passes and continuous low ADC levels. *Impact*: Significant - 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_mK9R4Q9uFv+4a44ijdJEng) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT
Topic:  SARSAT Alaska 1 LEO Ground Stations- Offline

Date/Time Issued:  February 22, 2017 1600Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  February 22, 2017 1222Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  Approx. TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  AK1 LEO Ground Station is not operational.  The problem is under investigation by the maintenance contractor following four consecutive missed passes and continuous low ADC levels.

Impact: Significant - 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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