Topic:M-B SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO)
Ground Station Offline
Date/Time
Issued:M-BM-BJuly 21, 2018 0405Z
Product(s)
or Data Impacted:M-B SARSAT alert
data
Date/Time
of Initial Impact:M-B
July 21, 2018 0200Z
Date/Time
of Expected End:M-B
July 21, 2018 0323Z
Length of Outage: 1 hour and 23 minutes
Details/Specifics
of Change:M-B Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped
sending 406 MHz alert data on
July 21, 2018 0200 Z
Impact:M-B
Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.
Contact
Information for Further Information:M-B USMCC
OperationsM-Busmcc@noaa.govM-Bat 301-817-4576
Web
Site(s) for applicable information:M-BM-BN/A