Update#1 - Final Update: The LUT vendor manually rebooted FL2, and service returned to normal.

Topic: SARSAT Florida 2 Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: February 14, 2018 1230Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 14, 2018 0310Z

Date/Time of Expected End: February 14, 2018 1100Z

Length of Outage: 7 hours and 50 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Florida 2 LEO Ground Station in Miami, FL is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue.

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

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