| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Technology related (non-EO)
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| Owner |
CNES |
| Organisation |
CNES |
| Abstract |
The COPAS-S&RSAT system is an international, humanitarian satellite-based search and rescue system and service which can detect and locate transmissions from emergency beacons carried by ships, aircraft, or people. Once the rescue signals are detected and verified (located), search and rescue operations can be initiated. COSPAS (Space System for the Search of Distressed Vessels) and S&RSAT (Search & Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System) payloads are part of an international cooperative satellite-based radiolocation system to support search and rescue operations for aviators, mariners, and land travellers in distress. COSPAS is the original system developed by Russia (former Soviet Union) in the mid-1970s; S&RSAT was developed in parallel by France, Canada, and the USA. The current (2004) participanting countries and organizations of the COSPAS-S&RSAT program include the four parties to the COSPAS-S&RSAT International Program Agreement [Canada (CRC), France (CNES), Russia (ROSHYDROMET), and the USA (NOAA)] that provide and operate the satellites and the ground segment equipment.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
COSPAS-SARSAT Home Page
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| Discipline(s) |
Natural hazards & disasters
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
International Satellite System For Search and Rescue
99 City Road, London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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| Phone |
+44 207 728 1391 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
cospas_sarsat#at#imso.org |
| URL |
http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/ |
| Miscellaneous |
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Other Information
| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
01/01/1985
System declared operational |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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