Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly: SARSAT Satelllite S13 (METOP-B) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_Mz9tsrEmXqYjW4xCL2FYIg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *//* *Topic:* SARSAT Satelllite S13 (METOP-B) Search and Rescue Processor (SARP) Instrument Failure *Date/Time Issued: ***December 23, 2015 1258Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* December 22, 2015 2221Z *Date/Time of Expected End: * TBD *Length of Outage: * TBD *Details/Specifics of Change: *SARSAT Satellite S13 (METOP-B) suffered a Search and Rescue Processor (SARP) failure. France requested EUMETSAT to restart SARP3 equipment. France reported new Time calibration will be sent at 1240Z. *Impact: * Significant- Western Pacific US AOR Distress detection/reporting timeliness affected. *Contact Information for Further Information: *USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A --Boundary_(ID_Mz9tsrEmXqYjW4xCL2FYIg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic: SARSAT Satelllite S13 (METOP-B) Search and Rescue Processor (SARP) Instrument Failure

Date/Time Issued: December 23, 2015 1258Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 22, 2015 2221Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: SARSAT Satellite S13 (METOP-B) suffered a Search and Rescue Processor (SARP) failure. France requested EUMETSAT to restart SARP3 equipment. France reported new Time calibration will be sent at 1240Z.

Impact: Significant- Western Pacific US AOR Distress detection/reporting timeliness affected.

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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