Topic: SARSAT LME Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: June 03, 2021 2157Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 03, 2021 1830Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The LME LEO Ground Station at Suitland, MD is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT vendor is investigating the problem.

Impact: Minor-Dual Satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

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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