Update #1: ESPC has not received RDRs for NOAA 20 Stored Mission Data for REV 42900, call has been made to GSE. Data is expected to be recovered on the next MCM pass.

Topic: NOAA 20 SMD Data Delay

Date/Time Issued: February 28, 2026 0321Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NOAA 20 Data Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 28, 2026 0115Z

Date/Time of expected end Time: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics: NOAA 20 Stored Mission Data (SMD) for REV 42899 was not received. KSAT confirmed the antenna is tracking and data is being sent, but we are not receiving it. On-call GSE was notified, waiting resolution. Data expected to be recovered on the upcoming McMurdo contact.

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