Topic: SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: October 10, 2023 2109Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 10, 2023 1958Z
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 sending alert solution data. .
Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.
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