Topic:SARSAT US Mission Control Center Operating From Backup Facility

Date/Time Issued:December 30, 20180308Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:December 30, 20180033Z

Date/Time of Expected End:TBD

Length of Outage:TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:Due to a database failure, the SARSAT US Mission Control Center (USMCC)hastransferred operations to its backup facility in Wallops, VA at0033Z.The backup USMCCfacility in Wallops, VA is operatingremotely from NSOFin Suitland, MD. All USMCC telephone numbers are the same.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat

301-817-4576

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

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