Update #1 - Final Update -- After the LUT vendor fixed a beacon frequency calibration/adjustment issue, Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station returned to normal operations at 1821Z.

Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: October 29, 2020 2025Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 29, 2020 1557Z

Date/Time of Expected End: October 29, 2020 1821Z

Length of Outage: Approx. 2 hours 24 min.

Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, has not received alert data in over 40 minutes. 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.

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301-817-4576

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