Update
#1 The LUT Vendor reported a communications issue from MD1 to
USMCC, the vendor restarted the SP software. The MD1 Ground
Station returned to normal operations at 1847Z.
Topic:
SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground
Station Offline
Date/Time Issued:July
18, 2018 1914Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted:
SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:July
18, 2018 1722Z
Date/Time of Expected End: July 18, 2018 1847Z
Length of Outage: 1
hour 25 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change:
Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped
sending 406 MHz alert data on July 18, 2018 1722 Z
Impact:
Minor-There is no impact on distress alert
detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of
the SARSAT GEOLUT system.
Contact Information for Further
Information:
USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat
301-817-4576
Web Site(s) for applicable
information:N/A
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