Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: January 29, 2022 1559Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact:
January 29, 2022 1521Z
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Outage: TBD
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
Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A
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