Final Update #1 -  The LUT vendor sent orbit vectors to Florida 3 and it returned to normal operations.


Topic:  SARSAT Florida 3 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline


Date/Time Issued:  April 6, 2021 1135Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data


Date/Time of Initial Impact:      April 5, 2021 1916Z


Date/Time of Expected End:    April 6, 2021 2240Z


Length of Outage: 3 hours and 24 minutes


Details/Specifics of Change: The Florida 3 LEO Ground Station in Miami, FL has missed two consecutive passes. The maintenance vendor has been notified, and a warm restart was issued to the LUT.


Impact: Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.


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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