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

Date/Time Issued: February 26, 2026 1546Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  February 26, 2026 0119Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The LME LEO Ground Station is currently not sending pass solution data or responding to the LUT schedule. The LUT vendor, SARSAT analysts, and the network team are investigating the issue.

Impact: Minor - Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576

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