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

Date/Time Issued:  July 22, 2021 0814Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  July 22, 2021 0546Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  The Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, is not receiving alert data. There is an outage due to GOES-17 entering a safehold starting at 537Z.

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

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

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