Topic:M-B SARSATM-BFloridaM-BMedium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station Comm Outage

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Date/Time Issued:M-BM-BFebruary 27, 2020 1843Z

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Product(s) or Data Impacted:M-B SARSAT alert data

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Date/Time of Initial Impact:M-BM-BFebruary 27, 2020 1607ZM-B

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Date/Time of Expected End:M-BM-BTBD

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Length of Outage:M-BM-BTBD

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Details/Specifics of Change:M-B TheM-BSARSATM-BFloridaM-BMedium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station stopped sending data directly to the USMCC at 1607Z. However, FL MEO data is still being networked with the HI MEOLUT. TheM-BMEOLUTM-Bmaintenance vendor has been informed and is investigating this issue.

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Impact:M-BM-BMinor - Due to operational redundancy of the MEOLUT data flow, there is minimal impact to SAR services. LEOSAR and GEOSAR services are nominal.

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Contact Information for Further Information:M-BM-BUSMCC OperationsM-Busmcc@noaa.govM-BatM-B301-817-4576

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

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