International Cospas-Sarsat Programme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Cospas-Sarsat_Programme
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
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