Update #1: Final Update - LSE LEO Ground Station returned to normal operations at 1226Z January 27, 2018. The maintenance vendor rebooted the Front Processor and Location Processor.

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

Date/Time Issued: January 27, 2018, 1325Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 27, 2018, 0935Z

Date/Time of Expected End: January 27, 2018 1226Z

Length of Outage: 2 hours 51 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: The LSE LEO Ground Station at Suitland, MD has stopped receiving pass solution data. The LUT Vendor is investigating the problem.
Impact: Minor-Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

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

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