Update #1 – Final Update – The LUT Vendor reported the communications issue was caused by an offline circuit.  The Ground Station communication circuit has been restored and is now operational.   The data for the  Florida MEOLUT and LEOLUT is being received and distributed.

 

Topic:  SARSAT Florida Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station Offline

 

Date/Time Issued:   May 31, 2020 2000Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

 

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 29, 2020 0329Z 

 

Date/Time of Expected End:  May 31, 2020 1936Z

 

Length of Outage:  2 days 16 hours and 7 minutes

 

Details/Specifics of Change:  The SARSAT Florida Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station stopped sending data directly to the USMCC at 0329Z. The MEOLUT maintenance vendor and SARSAT analysts are working to identify and resolve the problem.

 

Impact:  Medium-Atlantic and Caribbean Search and Rescue region's MEOSAR distress detection/reporting is delayed. LEOSAR and GEOSAR are nominal.  

 

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576

 

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

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