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

Date/Time Issued:November 10, 2019 2130Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:November 10, 2019 2029Z

Date/Time of Expected End:TBD

Length of Outage:TBD

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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