Topic: SARSAT US Mission Control Center Operating From Backup Facility
Date/Time Issued:December 29, 2018 2335Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 29, 2018 1107Z
Date/Time of Expected End: December 29, 2018 2000Z
Length of Outage: 8 hours and 53 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: Due to a database failure, the SARSATUS Mission Control Center (USMCC) transferred operations to its backup facility in Wallops, VA at 1107Z. The backup USMCC was operated remotely from NSOF. After the database was restored, operations was transferred back to the primary facility at 2000Z.
Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat
301-817-4576
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A
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