Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Update #1 - Maryland 1 GEO Ground This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_nQOh3MhgZUBw2QVaUsWrmQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #1: Final Update - *Maryland Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station back to normal operations at 0512Z. MDL FP was manually restarted. Data is now being sent to the USMCC. *Topic:* SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: *March 31 2018 0543Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*March 31 2018 0405Z *Date/Time of Expected End: *March 31, 2018 0512Z *Length of Outage:*1 hour 7 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change: *Maryland1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped sending 406 MHz alert data on March 31, 2018 at 0405Z. *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 Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov . You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880 . Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_nQOh3MhgZUBw2QVaUsWrmQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #1: Final Update - Maryland Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station back to normal operations at 0512Z. MDL FP was manually restarted. Data is now being sent to the USMCC.

Topic:  SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: Maryland Date/Time Issued: March 31 2018 0543Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 31 2018 0405Z

Date/Time of Expected End: March 31, 2018 0512Z

Length of Outage: 1 hour 7 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:  Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped sending 406 MHz alert data on March 31, 2018 at 0405Z.

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 Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576

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

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