Update #1: Final Update- The LUT vendor restarted the Florida MEOLUT Ground Station, after a power outage, and it returned to normal.

Topic:  Florida Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) Outage

Date/Time Issued:  February 28, 2024 0240Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   February 27, 2024 2141Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  February 28, 2024 0014Z

Length of Outage:  2 Hours and 33 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: The USMCC stopped receiving Florida MEOLUT and LEOLUT data. The LUT vendor was contacted and deployed personnel to the site. The Hawaii MEO data has been configured to send directly to the USMCC. 

Impact: Medium - Atlantic and Caribbean Search and Rescue region's MEOSAR and LEOSAR distress detection/reporting was delayed. GEOSAR is nominal.

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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