CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SARSAT -
Full Name Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies NOAA Maturity High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type Data collection Geometry
Instrument Technology Sampling Other
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Satellite and ground based system to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary UHF 406.0 MHz
TBD
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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)