Topic: SARSATFlorida 2 Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued:December 17, 2018 0147Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:December 17, 2018 0042Z
Date/Time of Expected End: December 17,
2018 0136Z
Length of Outage: 54 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change:Florida 2 LEO Ground Stationin Miami, FL went out of service
following two consecutive missed satellite passes. The LUT
Vendor found that a Command and Control system failure
occurred. The Front Processor and Location Processor servers
were manually restarted and Florida 2 returned to Normal
Operations.
Impact:Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.
Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat301-817-4576