User's Manual

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COSPAS-SARSAT Satellite System
This diagram shows the path the distress signal takes from the PLB
through the satellite and ground station to the Search and Rescue
organization, as was described on Page 10.
The orbiting satellites circle the entire Earth; the illustration shows the
satellite “footprint” (the area each satellite sees as it passes).
System graphic and GOES images ©NOAA, LEOSAR satellite courtesy of
COSPAS-SARSAT