Measurements and Applications
Satellite and ground based system to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress.
Full Name
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Communications
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Communications system
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Beacon
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
NOAA-8 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 8 (1983 - 1985) |
| NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) |
| NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001) |
| NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004) |
| NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993) |
| NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2005) |
| NOAA-15 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15 (1998 - 2018) |
| NOAA-16 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16 (2000 - 2014) |
| NOAA-17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 (2002 - 2013) |
NOAA-18 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 (2005 - 2025) |
| Metop-A - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A (2006 - 2021) |
| NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025) |
| Metop-B - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B (2012 - 2027) |
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023) |
| NPOESS-6 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2019 - 2024) |
| Free Flyer-2 - JPSS Free Flyer-2 (2021 - 2026) |
| CDARS - CDARS (2022 - 2025) |