Topic:SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Maryland 1Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:March 31 2018 0507Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 31 2018 0405Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:Maryland 1GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped sending 406 MHz alert data on March 31, 2018 at 0405Z.

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.govat301-817-4576

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

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