Current Space Segment Status
(Last Updated July 2008)
Status of Cospas-Sarsat LEOSAR Payload Instruments
| Satellite |
Repeater Instruments
|
SARP |
Comments
|
121.5 MHz |
243 MHz |
406 MHz |
Global |
Local |
| Sarsat-7 |
F |
L |
F |
F |
F |
Intermittent loss of the 243 MHz service, which may affect an entire or partial
satellite pass. |
| Sarsat-8 |
NO |
NO |
F |
F |
F |
|
| Sarsat-9 |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
|
| Sarsat-10 |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
|
| Sarsat-11 |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
The SARP-3 instrument has an intermittent software issue which causes a memory reset about every 10 days.
FOC declared 5 June 2007. |
| Cospas-9 |
|
Decommissioned on 6 August 2007. |
Status of Cospas-Sarsat GEOSAR Payload Instruments
| Satellite |
Status
|
Gain Control |
Comments
|
| GOES-East (75° W) |
F |
AGC
|
|
| GOES-West (135° W) |
F |
AGC |
As of 7 April 2008, the SARR on GOES-West has returned to normal operations. |
INSAT 3A (93.5° E) |
L |
TBD |
|
| MSG-2 (0°) |
F |
Fixed
|
|
LEGEND |
| F |
Fully Operational |
NA |
Not Applicable |
| NO |
Not Operational
|
AGC |
Automatic Gain Control |
| L |
Limited Operations
|
TBD |
To Be Determined |
| UT |
Under Test |
|
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