Update #1 - Final Update: Florida 2 LEO Ground Station returned to Normal Operations after the LUT Vendor manually restarted the LUT.


Topic: SARSAT Florida 2 Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:July 24, 2018 0100Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 23, 2018 2022Z

Date/Time of Expected End: July 23, 2018 2320Z

Length of Outage:2 hours and 58 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:Florida 2LEO Ground Station in Miami, FL is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact:Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat301-817-4576