Correction: Date Issued field has been edited, the day has been changed from November 20, to November 21.

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

Date/Time Issued: November 21, 2019 0130Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 20, 2019 2312Z

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 Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at
301-817-4576

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

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