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Topic: SARSAT rescues

A still photo taken from a video of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescuing a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, Louisiana, on September 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina.
NOAA satellites helped save 397 lives in 2022
January 23, 2023
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Satellites
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SARSAT rescues
polar-orbiting satellite (POES)
geostationary satellite (GOES)
A still photo taken from a video of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescuing a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, Louisiana, on September 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 from a sport fishing boat south east of Cape May, New Jersey, on July 26, 2021. The crew of the vessel activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) when conditions continued to deteriorate.
NOAA satellites helped save 330 lives in 2021
January 31, 2022
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
polar-orbiting satellite (POES)
geostationary satellite (GOES)
The U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 from a sport fishing boat south east of Cape May, New Jersey, on July 26, 2021. The crew of the vessel activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) when conditions continued to deteriorate.
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
polar-orbiting satellite (POES)
geostationary satellite (GOES)
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.
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
satellites
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
SARSAT rescues
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