Topic: SARSAT Maryland (GSE) and Maryland 1 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Stations Offline
Date/Time Issued: August 02, 2024 1205Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: SARSAT alert data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 31, 2024 1822Z
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Outage: TBD
Details/Specifics of Change: Maryland 1 and Maryland (GSE) GEO Ground Stations are not sending pass solution data. Maryland (GSE) was configured to track G-16 in place of Maryland 1 being offline since June 24, 2024. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.
Impact: Medium- Loss of US GEOSAR coverage. LEOSAR and MEOSAR are nominal.
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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