SARSAT Instrument

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
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Data collection
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
UHF 406.0 MHz
TBD

Instrument Missions

NPOESS-1 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 1 (2013 - 2020)
NPOESS-2 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 2 (2016 - 2022)
NPOESS-5 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2018 - 2023)
NPOESS-3 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 3 (2018 - 2025)
NPOESS-6 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2019 - 2024)
NPOESS-4 - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - 4 (2020 - 2027)

Instrument Measurements