Update #1 : The LUT services were restarted and Maryland 2 returned to normal operations at 1248Z, November 8, 2022. 1440Z
Topic: SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: November 8, 2022 1442 Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 8, 2022 0118 Z
Date/Time of Expected End: November 8, 2022 1248 Z
Length of Outage: 11 hours and 30 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD is not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.
Impact: Minor - There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.
Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at
ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 or USMCC Operations
usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576
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