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Saving Lives: NOAA’s Satellites Used to Detect and Locate Distress Signals

By Sandy Parks · On January 31, 2020

There were 306 water rescues in 2019 and NOAA’s satellites were there to pinpoint the location. The information received is sent to the SARSAT Mission Control Center at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland which then passes on the information to the U.S. Coast Guard. Read More

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