Update #1 (Final Update): The maintenance vendor sent a cold reboot to the LUT, and the MD2 ground station returned to normal operations. Please note that the initial impact time has been corrected to 0806Z.

Topic: SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: October 14, 2020 1141Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 14, 2020 0806Z

Date/Time of Expected End: October 14, 2020 0911Z

Length of Outage: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, is not receiving alert data. The LUT vendor is investigating.

Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576

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