Update#1- The LUT vendor rebooted the MD1 ground station, and it began sending alert data again at 1613Z.
Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline
Date/Time Issued: January 29, 2022 1652Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 29, 2022 1521Z
Date/Time of Expected End: January 29, 2022 1613Z
Length of Outage: approx. 52 minutes
Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 1 (MD1) GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD, has stopped receiving alert data. The LUT Vendor is investigating this issue.
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
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