Topic: SARSAT Florida 3 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: July 19, 2020 1345Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 19, 2020 1152Z

Date/Time of Expected End: July 19, 2020 1308Z

Length of Outage: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Florida 3 LEO Ground Station in Miami, FL missed two consecutive passes. The maintenance vendor was notified, and after performing a warm restart, the Florida 3 LEO Ground Station returned to normal operation.

Impact: Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.

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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