Topic:  SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

 

Date/Time Issued:  October 14, 2020 0914Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  October 14, 2020 0828Z

 

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

 

Length of Outage:  TBD

 

Details/Specifics of Change:  Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, is not receiving alert data. The LUT vendor is investigating.

 

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.gov at 
301-817-4576

 

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A


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