Subject: SARSAT Outage/Anomaly Update #4 - USMCC Continues to This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_OXQBnWOyMEtuYB5Sb/5JTA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #4*- USMCC Continues to Operate From Backup Facility at Wallops, VA, *Update #3: *The USMCC continues to operate from backup facility at Wallops, VA. *Update #2: *The USMCC continues to operate from backup facility at Wallops, VA for refresh of primary USMCC at NSOF. *Topic:* USMCC Continues to Operate From Backup Facility at Wallops, VA Due to Planned Outage/System Refresh *Date/Time Issued: * January 14, 2016 1815Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT Alert Data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* January 8, 2016 1540 UTC *Date/Time of End: * TBD *Length of Outage: *TBD *Details/Specifics of Change: *United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) is operating from backup facility at Wallops, VA due to planned outage for refresh of primary USMCC at NSOF. Maryland Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) ground stations at NSOF are sending distress alert data to the USMCC Wallops offsite. Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness no longer affected. Length of satellite outage was 3 days, 3 hours not 7 days as previously reported. *Impact: *Minor. USMCC is fully operational at Wallops Offsite. In case of a failure USMCC has back up capability by international partners who are standing by for immediate response. *Contact Information for Further Information: *USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 757-824-7582 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A --Boundary_(ID_OXQBnWOyMEtuYB5Sb/5JTA) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #4 - USMCC Continues to Operate From Backup Facility at Wallops, VA,

Update #3: The USMCC continues to operate from backup facility at Wallops, VA.
Update #2:  The USMCC continues to operate from backup facility at Wallops, VA for refresh of primary USMCC at NSOF.

Topic:  USMCC Continues to Operate From Backup Facility at Wallops, VA Due to Planned Outage/System Refresh

Date/Time Issued:  January 14, 2016  1815Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT Alert Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  January 8, 2016 1540 UTC

Date/Time of End:  TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) is operating from backup facility at Wallops, VA due to planned outage for refresh of primary USMCC at NSOF.  Maryland Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) ground stations at NSOF are sending distress alert data to the USMCC Wallops offsite.  Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness no longer affected. Length of satellite outage was 3 days, 3 hours not 7 days as previously reported.

Impact: Minor. USMCC is fully operational at Wallops Offsite. In case of a failure USMCC has back up capability by international partners who are standing by for immediate response.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 757-824-7582

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

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