Future prospects of the COSPAS-SARSAT system use
Abstract
The COSPAS-SARSAT system is capable of detecting and locating emergency beacon signals at time intervals of 1-3 hours, depending on EPIRB location latitude. The 406 MHz emergency position computation data are processed during EPIRB-to-satellite communication, and then stored aboard the spacecraft for direct or later transmission to ground stations. If equipped with X-band radar, the SAR vessel will be capable of detecting a float-free radar transponder at 3-10 miles. It is presently noted that the time saving obtainable through COSPAS-SARSAT in the prerescue period of SAR operations compensates for the delays of the satellite's intermittent passages over a site.
- Publication:
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IN: Space safety and rescue 1984-1985 (A86-44326 21-17). San Diego
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986spsr.book..363C
- Keywords:
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- Cospas;
- Maritime Satellites;
- Rescue Operations;
- Sarsat;
- Searching;
- Emergency Locator Transmitters;
- Ground Stations;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking