Update #1 - Final Update - FloridaMedium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station returned to Normal Operations at 0500Z, August 10, 2018

Topic: SARSATFloridaMedium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: August 10, 2018 0555Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 10, 2018 0052Z

Date/Time of Expected End: August 10, 2018 0500Z

Length of Outage: 4 hours and 8 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:SARSATFloridaMedium Earth Orbit (MEO) Ground Station alert data has not been received for an extended length of time. TheMEOLUTmaintenance vendor and SARSAT analysts resolved the firewall problem.

Impact: Medium-Atlantic and Caribbean Search and Rescue region's MEOSAR distress detection/reporting is delayed. LEOSAR and GEOSAR are nominal.

Contact Information for Further Information:USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.govat301-817-4576

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

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