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Current Space Segment Status

(Last Updated May 2009)

Status of Cospas-Sarsat LEOSAR Payload Instruments

 

Satellite
Repeater Instruments
SARP
Comments
406 MHz
Global
Local
Sarsat-7
F
F
F
 121.5/243 MHz processing ceased on 1 Feb. 2009.
Sarsat-8
F
F
F
 121.5/243 MHz processing ceased on 1 Feb. 2009.
Sarsat-9
F
F
F
 121.5/243 MHz processing ceased on 1 Feb. 2009.
Sarsat-10
F
F
F
 121.5/243 MHz processing ceased on 1 Feb. 2009.
Sarsat-11
F
F
F
 121.5/243 MHz processing ceased on 1 Feb. 2009.
Sarsat-12
IOC
IOC
IOC
 Declared at IOC on 12 May 2009.

 

Status of Cospas-Sarsat GEOSAR Payload Instruments

 

Satellite
Status
Gain Control
Comments
GOES-11
West (135° W)
F
AGC
  
GOES-12
East (75° W)
F
AGC
  
GOES-13 (105° W)
NO
AGC

 

INSAT 3A (93.5° E)
L
TBD
 System not fully commissioned, however, alerts are used operationally by SAR services.
MSG-1 (9.5° E)
F
Fixed
  
MSG-2 (0°)
F
Fixed
  

 

LEGEND

F Fully Operational N/A Not Applicable
NO Not Operational
 AGC Automatic Gain Control
L Limited Operations
 TBD To Be Determined
IOC Initial Operational Capability    
OFF Repeater Turned Off    
UT Under Test    

 

 

 

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