Celebrating 40 Years of SARSAT 2022 marked the 40th anniversary of the first lives saved using satellite aid. This interactive story map takes a look at the evolution of this search and rescue …

NOAA operates the Search And Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) System to detect and locate people in distress. Mariners, aviators, and recreational enthusiasts can all access the …

Search and Rescue Standards are set and overseen by COSPAS-SARSAT, an international satellite system for search and rescue. The SAR payloads are being placed on MEO satellites …

SARSAT ADMINISTRATION. What is SARSAT? SARSAT is an acronym for Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking. The United States is a founding party in the international Cospas …

Image courtesy of Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz ELTs dramatically reduce the false alert impact on SAR resources, have a higher accident survivability success rate, and decreases the time to …

Return Link Service is a new Cospas-Sarsat system enhancement which is coordinated by the French Space agency, CNES (Centre national d’études spatiales). This is an option built into …

The SARSAT system was developed in a joint effort by three countries that were all looking at space as a solution for improvements in search and rescue. The United States, Canada and …

To date there are over 40,000 individuals who owe their lives to a Cospas-Sarsat beacon and the people who responded to their distress signal. But a 406 beacon does more than that… it also …

The SARSAT Program protects life and property by providing accurate, timely, and reliable distress alert and location information to search and rescue authorities. Our Mission Overview. …

If you do not have a beacon coded for these areas you cannot register your beacon with NOAA. Contact your beacon manufacturer to see where to register your beacon if you own a non …