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Cospas-Sarsat

The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme is a satellite-based search and rescue (SAR) distress alert detection and information distribution system, best known for detecting and locating emergency beacons activated by aircraft, ships and backcountry hikers in distress.

Information and resources, including a number of short videos, that explain how the Cospas-Sarsat system operates are available at the website below. It includes videos such as 'Cospas-Sarsat - An introduction', 'Cospas-Sarsat - How it works' and 'What is MEOSAR?'

Further video content can also be accessed from the reference link.

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