Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly - Update #1 - SARSAT Maryland 1 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_jt7ca82NMaIL+6VmVdgZ2A) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #1: Final Update *- The maintenance contractor found the Maryland 1 GEO ground station SP Startup sequence was out of order. The ground station returned to normal operations after the startup sequence was reprogrammed. *Topic:* SARSAT Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station Offline *Date/Time Issued: * December 10, 2016 0455Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* SARSAT alert data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* December 10, 2016 0004Z *Date/Time of Expected End: * December 10, 2016 0234Z *Length of Outage: *2 hours 30 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change: * Maryland**1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped processing data at approximately 0004Z. The maintenance contractor has been notified to investigate the problem. *Impact: *Minor-Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected. * * *Contact Information for Further Information: *USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at 301-817-4576 * * --Boundary_(ID_jt7ca82NMaIL+6VmVdgZ2A) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #1: Final Update - The maintenance contractor found the Maryland 1 GEO ground station SP Startup sequence was out of order. The ground station returned to normal operations after the startup sequence was reprogrammed.

Topic:  SARSAT Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:  December 10, 2016 0455Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  December 10, 2016 0004Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  December 10, 2016 0234Z

Length of Outage: 2 hours 30 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:  Maryland 1 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD stopped processing data at approximately 0004Z. The maintenance contractor has been notified to investigate the problem.

Impact: Minor-Distress alert detection/reporting timeliness affected.


Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operations usmcc@noaa.gov at
301-817-4576


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