COSPAS-SARSAT

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite-based search and rescue system
gptkbp:abbreviation Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov – Search And Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking
gptkbp:established 1979
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governingBody COSPAS-SARSAT Council
gptkbp:hasMoon GEOSAR
LEOSAR
MEOSAR
gptkbp:hasSavedLives over 50,000 people (as of 2023)
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Montréal,_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label COSPAS-SARSAT
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:memberState over 40 countries
gptkbp:monitors 121.5 MHz distress signals
243 MHz distress signals
406 MHz distress signals
gptkbp:operates distress alert detection
location data relay
gptkbp:provides free distress alert service
gptkbp:purpose search and rescue
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Civil_Aviation_Organization
gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization
gptkb:International_Telecommunication_Union
International Satellite System for Search and Rescue
gptkbp:supports aviation
maritime
land-based users
gptkbp:uses emergency beacons
satellite constellations
gptkbp:website https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EPIRB
gptkb:Search_and_Rescue_Satellite-Aided_Tracking_(SARSAT)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7