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SARSAT rescues

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a hoist of one of two mariners approximately 288 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2020. The two sailors were aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel Rhapsody when it became disabled due to an engine room fire and activated their emergency position-indicating radio beacon for rescuers to locate them.

NOAA satellites helped save 304 lives in 2020

January 28, 2021

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An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a hoist of one of two mariners approximately 288 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2020. The two sailors were aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel Rhapsody when it became disabled due to an engine room fire and activated their emergency position-indicating radio beacon for rescuers to locate them.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Ballard, a U.S. Coast Guardsman, throws a rope across to stranded sailor during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 19, 2019. This rescue was one of more than 400 that were assisted by NOAA satellites.

NOAA satellites helped save a record 421 lives in 2019

January 23, 2020

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Ballard, a U.S. Coast Guardsman, throws a rope across to stranded sailor during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 19, 2019. This rescue was one of more than 400 that were assisted by NOAA satellites.

A U.S. Coast Guard crew, a vital component of SARSAT, conducts ocean search and rescue training.

NOAA satellites helped rescue 340 people in 2018

February 14, 2019

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A U.S. Coast Guard crew, a vital component of SARSAT, conducts ocean search and rescue training.

NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA satellites aid in the rescue of 275 lives in 2017

February 8, 2018

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NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA satellites helped save 307 lives in 2016

January 19, 2017

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NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

NOAA satellites helped save 250 lives in 2015

February 16, 2016

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NOAA polar orbiting (right), geostationary (middle), and the new GOES-R series (left) satellites are part of the SARSAT constellation.

Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey.

NOAA satellites help in the rescue of 240 people last year

January 29, 2015

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Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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COSPAS-SARSAT inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame

May 23, 2014

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Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey.

NOAA satellites helped save 261 people last year

January 17, 2014

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Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off of the coast Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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