Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued:
May 8, 2021 1923Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:
May 8, 2021 1743Z
Date/Time of Expected End: May 8, 2021 1908Z
Length of Outage: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: The Maryland 1 (
MD1)
GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, temporarily stopped receiving alert
data due to patching activities. The LUT Vendor completed patching and
MD1 returned to normal operations.
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
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A
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