Update#1- After the Vendor rebooted MD2 and corrected an FTP issue, MD2 returned to normal operations

Topic:  SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:  March 20,2020 0425Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 19, 2020 2109Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  March 20, 2020 0249Z

Length of Outage:  5 hours, 40 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:  Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, is not receiving alert data. The LUT vendor is investigating.

Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.

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