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- [Source: NPOESS Project home page, http://npoess.noaa.gov/index.php?pg=instr# ]
The Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system (SARSAT) uses NOAA satellites in low-Earth and geostationary orbits to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress. The satellites relay distress signals from emergency beacons to a network of ground stations and ultimately to the U.S. Mission Control Center (USMCC) in Suitland, Maryland. The USMCC processes the data and alerts the appropriate search and rescue authorities.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: SARSAT
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing
Instrument_Type: Positioning/Navigation
Short_Name: SARSAT
Long_Name: Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: METOP-B
Short_Name: JPSS-1
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Online_Resource: http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/
Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMU2DG23IE_LPmetop_0.html
Sample_Image: http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/New_C-S_System_Overview.jpg
Creation_Date: 2009-03-17
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA
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