Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly - Update #1, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_J8c69R7A5fRZSgAADSYTkg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #1*: Vendor maintenance expressed that the Front Processor became hung, and was restarted. Upon completion, service returned to normal. *Topic:* SARSAT Alaska 1 Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: * January 08, 2018 0407Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* January 08, 2018 0022Z *Date/Time of Expected End: *January 08, 2018 0304Z *Length of Outage: *2 hours and 42 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change: *Alaska1 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue. *Impact:*Minor-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 * * --Boundary_(ID_J8c69R7A5fRZSgAADSYTkg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT


Update #1: Vendor maintenance expressed that the Front Processor became hung, and was restarted. Upon completion, service returned to normal.

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

Date/Time Issued:   January 08, 2018 0407Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   January 08, 2018  0022Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  January 08, 2018 0304Z

Length of Outage:  2 hours and 42 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 1 LEO Ground Station in Fairbanks, AK  is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Minor-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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