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

Date/Time Issued: March 24, 2018 1923Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT Alert Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 24, 2018 1643Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The LSE LEO Ground Station at Suitland, MD is not receiving pass solution data. The LUT vendor is investigating.

Impact: Minor-Dual Satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.

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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