Update #3: Alaska 4 (AK4) is sending pass data, but reporting low solution counts and not detecting the McMurdo reference beacon. LUT AK4 is still under investigation.  

Update #2: The LUT vendor reported that AK4 is still under investigation. AK4 is intermittently receiving pass data. 

Update #1: The LUT vendor has dispatched a technician to the site. 

Topic:  SARSAT Alaska 4 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:   November 05, 2020 0645Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   November 03, 2020 0710Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Alaska 4 (AK4) LEO Ground Station located in Fairbanks, Alaska. has stopped receiving pass solution data as of 0710Z. The LUT vendor has been contacted.

Impact: Minor satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 
301-817-4576

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