Update #1 - Final Update:  The LUT vendor discovered an A/D board issue. The power on the FP server was recycled and Maryland 1 returned to normal operations at 1300Z on July 09, 2021. 

Topic:  SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: July 09, 2021 1326Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   July 09, 2021 1208Z

Date/Time of Expected End:    July 09, 2021 1300Z

Length of Outage:  52 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.


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