Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: March 27, 2020 0418Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 27, 2020 0251Z
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Outage: TBD
Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 1 (MD1) GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, has stopped receiving alert data.
Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.
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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