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

Date/Time Issued: November 06, 2022 2002Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 06, 2022 1816Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: The Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD is not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A