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Cospas-Sarsat System Overview April 15, 2018
The Cospas-Sarsat satellite system uses a
combination of different satellites to detect and locate emergency
beacons. The satellites relay the distress signals from the
emergency beacons to a network of ground stations and ultimately to
the U.S. Mission Control Center in Suitland, Maryland (USMCC). The
USMCC processes the distress signal and alerts the appropriate
search and rescue authorities to who is in distress and, more
importantly, where they are located. Our Valiant Troops | Americans | We The People | Answering The Call | Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded |
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