Subject: Outage/Anomaly: SARSAT Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station Offline, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_hJD1cmKFvOYi6wwM5ED1hQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* SARSAT Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: * April 11, 2016 1420z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* April 11, 2016 1257z *Date/Time of Expected End: * TBD *Length of Outage: * TBD *Details/Specifics of Change: *Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD suffered a front processor hardware fault. The maintenance contractor has been notified and is currently working on a solution. *Impact: *Minor-Distress alert 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 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.govor (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_hJD1cmKFvOYi6wwM5ED1hQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic: SARSAT Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued: April 11, 2016 1420z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 11, 2016 1257z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: TBD

Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD suffered a front processor hardware fault. The maintenance contractor has been notified and is currently working on a solution.

Impact: Minor-Distress alert 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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