Describes SARSAT which uses a system of international satellites to detect ELT distress signals. The satellite picking up the signal relays it to a SARSAT ground station, which then accurately pinpoints its location within only a short distance of the crash site and dispatches a rescue team. In a northern British Columbia rescue, a Soviet satellite, COSPAS 1, picked up and relayed the ELT signal.


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    Title :

    SARSAT - international search and rescue satellite


    Additional title:

    SARSAT - internationaler Such- und Rettungssatellit


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    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    2 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English