S&R (NOAA) Instrument

Identifiers-r-noaaNamesSearch and Rescue Satellite Aided TrackingS&R (NOAA) About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Satellite and ground based system to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NOAA
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Communications
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Communications system
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Beacon

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
Comms (RF) (~0.03 - ~300 GHz)

Instrument Missions

NOAA-8 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 8 (1983 - 1985) noaa-8_s-r-noaa
NOAA-9 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9 (1984 - 1998) noaa-9_s-r-noaa
NOAA-10 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10 (1986 - 2001) noaa-10_s-r-noaa
NOAA-11 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11 (1988 - 2004) noaa-11_s-r-noaa
NOAA-13 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13 (1993 - 1993) noaa-13_s-r-noaa
NOAA-14 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14 (1994 - 2007) noaa-14_s-r-noaa
NOAA-15 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15 (1998 - 2025) noaa-15_s-r-noaa
NOAA-16 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16 (2000 - 2014) noaa-16_s-r-noaa
NOAA-17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 (2002 - 2013) noaa-17_s-r-noaa
NOAA-18 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18 (2005 - 2025) noaa-18_s-r-noaa
Metop-A - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A (2006 - 2021) metop-a_s-r-noaa
NOAA-19 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19 (2009 - 2025) noaa-19_s-r-noaa
Metop-B - Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B (2012 - 2027) metop-b_s-r-noaa
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023) npoess-5_s-r-noaa
NPOESS-6 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2019 - 2024) npoess-6_s-r-noaa
Free Flyer-2 - JPSS Free Flyer-2 (2021 - 2026) free-flyer-2_s-r-noaa
CDARS - CDARS (2022 - 2025) cdars_s-r-noaa

Instrument Measurements

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