Topic: Fairbanks Ground Equipment troubleshooting may cause SMD data latency

Date/Time Issued: March 02, 2022 1540Z (JDAY 061)

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Potential N20 SMD Data Latency

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 2, 2022 1200Z (JDAY 061)

Date/Time of Expected End: March 11, 2022 1900Z (JDAY 070)

Length of Outage: 9 Days total

Details/Specifics of Change: N20 SMD data may be delayed by half an orbit during the Ka converter troubleshooting efforts at Fairbanks. Certain N20 contacts scheduled during this 9-day time period may be affected and SMD data will be recovered at McMurdo.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

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