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THE FINAL PARADE OF THE CANADIAN AIRBORNE REGIMENT: 1968-1995. 27 Years of Outstanding Service. After hearing firsthand from the guys that were on Parade on that day, I can imagine that March is a tough month for Airborne Vets. They need to know how grateful we all are for their service. Just my 2c. Check Facebook.com/battlescars for the whole program. #airborne #regiment #paratroopers #3VP #3rcr #3vandoos #skyhawks #sartech #1canpara #fssf #jtf2 #remembrance (at Ordovilla Victoria Oriental Mindoro)

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How Does the Cospas-Sarsat System Work?

How Does the Cospas-Sarsat System Work?

August 12, 2011

The Cospas-Sarsat System provides distress alert and location information to search and rescue (SAR) services throughout the world for maritime, aviation and land users in distress.

The System is comprised of:

Satellites in low-altitude Earth orbit (LEOSAR) and geostationary orbit (GEOSAR) that process and / or relay signals transmitted by distress beacons;

Ground receiving stations called local user terminals (LUTs) which process the satellite signals to locate the beacon;

Mission control centers (MCCs) that provide the distress alert information to SAR authorities.

The Cospas-Sarsat System detects distress beacons that operate at 406 MHz Satellite processing of old analogue technology beacons that transmit at 121.5 MHz ended on 1 February 2009.  Full Article Here