Topic: SARSAT McMurdo Orbitography Beacon Offline

Date/Time Issued: February 17, 2018 1938Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 17, 2018 1611Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The McMurdo Orbitography Beacon has not been detected since 1611Z. The Technician is investigating this issue.

Impact: Medium-McMurdo Orbitography Beacon not available to monitor Doppler location accuracy. Impact is minimized by the use of other available beacons.

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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