Final update: Florida 3 began receiving pass solution data as of September 11, 2022 at 1243Z. The vendor is still investigating the cause.

Topic: SARSAT Florida 3 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: September 12, 2022 1022Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 10, 2022 0311Z

Date/Time of Expected End: September 11, 2022 1243Z

Length of Outage: 33 hours 32 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: The Florida 3 (LEO) Ground Station in Miami, FL is not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor has been notified, and a warm restart was issued to the LUT.

Impact: Minor-Dual satellite tracking capability lost. Distress alert detection/reporting may be delayed.

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

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