Update #1-Final Update: The maintenance vendor manually rebooted the front processor, Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station returned to normal operations at1912 Z, February 9, 2019.

Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:February 10, 2019 0110Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:February 9, 2019 1744Z

Date/Time of Expected End: February 9, 2019 1912Z

Length of Outage: 1 Hour 28 Minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, has stopped receiving alert data. Vendor maintenance is investigating.

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 Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat 301-817-4576

Web Site(s) for applicable information:N/A

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