International Cospas-Sarsat Programme

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite-based_search_and_rescue_system
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Cospas-Sarsat
gptkbp:detects	406 MHz distress beacons emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) 121.5 MHz distress beacons emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) personal locator beacons (PLBs)
gptkbp:established	1979
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Cospas-Sarsat_Council
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Montréal,_Canada
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:Russian English
gptkbp:memberState	gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_States over 40 other countries
gptkbp:operates	Cospas-Sarsat satellites
gptkbp:providesService	global search and rescue
gptkbp:purpose	distress alert detection and information relay
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:International_Civil_Aviation_Organization gptkb:International_Maritime_Organization gptkb:International_Telecommunication_Union gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
gptkbp:website	https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cospas-Sarsat
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Cospas-Sarsat Programme