MEOSAR

Arctic Mass Rescue Operation in 2021 tested the rescue of 200 cruise-ship passengers using Galileo SAR. (Photo: EUSPA)

October 26, 2021

Mass rescue operation takes place in Arctic Circle with Galileo SAR

By GPS World Staff

April 4, 2019

Orolia provides improved search and rescue with ground station upgrades

By GPS World Staff

The Orolia PRISMA Mission Control Center. (Photo: Orolia)

February 25, 2019

Spain and Australia commission Orolia for Sarsat

By GPS World Staff

The McMurdo SmartFind and Kannad SafePro distress beacons support beacon transmission, GNSS for location positioning, and AIS for localized connectivity.

September 7, 2016

McMurdo launches emergency beacons with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

By GPS World Staff

MEOSAR ground station in New Zealand.

November 10, 2015

McMurdo Completes MEOSAR Ground Station in New Zealand

By GPS World Staff

In a typical Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue process, a Distress Beacon signal is sent via Satellite to a Local User Terminal. A Mission Control Center validates the emergency and sends critical information to Rescue Coordination Centers. MEOSAR, the next-generation version of Cospas-Sarsat, will provide several unique features including a Return Link Service function to acknowledge receipt of the distress signal.

September 4, 2015

McMurdo Introduces Next-Gen Software for Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue

By GPS World Staff

The MEOSAR satellite payload is being developed for GPS III satellites.

August 13, 2015

Canada to Supply MEOSAR Search and Rescue Repeaters to GPS III

By GPS World Staff

May 28, 2014

McMurdo Group Completes Acquisition of Techno-Sciences

By GPS World Staff

September 1, 2007

The System — September 2007

By GPS World Staff

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