Update #1 (Final Update): The maintenance vendor determined
that the outage was caused by an antenna digital board error. After a
reboot, MD1 ground station returned to normal operation.
Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: March 21, 2021 1008Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 21, 2021 0140Z
Date/Time of Expected End: March 21, 2021 0945Z
Length of Outage: 9 hours, 15 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland
1 (MD1) GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, has stopped receiving alert
data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue.
Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.
Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations
usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576
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