COSPAS-SARSAT is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to coordinating the global satellite-based search and rescue system. The programme oversees policies and operations to ensure ...

As the COSPAS-SARSAT program transitions from the existing LEO/GEO based systems to the next generation MEOSAR system, TSi’s key role in the research and development of state-of-the-art Search ...

In the marine realm, the CosPas-Sarsat satellite system responds to alerts received from EPIRBS carried on vessels, as well as personal locator beacons (PLBs) used by individuals.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that the International Cospas-Sarsat Program plans to terminate the 121.5/243 MHz satellite alerting on February 1, 2009.

M3 Systems Belgium’ s Haps-Augmented Search-And-Rescue Demonstrations System (HASARDS) project is looking to improve positioning of the global collaborative Copas-Sarsat search-and-rescue system by ...

The system includes space and ground segments, as well as a segment of beacons. Air and sea vessels are subject to beacons, and recently the use of personal emergency beacons in the system has been ...

The COSPAS-SARSAT French mission control centre (FMCC) at the Toulouse Space Centre began relaying alert signals from this transponder on 26 August 2003.

The Galileo Search And Rescue (SAR) service, made possible by the Galileo satellite constellation, is now active. Galileo SAR is Europe’s contribution to the COSPAS-SARSAT network, a distress alert ...