What happens after someone activates a distress beacon in the middle of nowhere?
In this episode, we follow the signal — from activation to rescue — and dive into the global satellite system that silently saves thousands of lives every year: Cospas-Sarsat.

🔍 What you'll learn in this episode:

• The history and Cold War origins of the Cospas-Sarsat program

• Why 406 MHz digital beacons changed everything

• How LEOSAR, GEOSAR, and MEOSAR satellites work together

• The life-saving importance of beacon registration and international databases

• The future of SAR: second-generation beacons, return link, AI, drones, and more

  
  

🌐 Keywords:

Cospas-Sarsat, 406 MHz, MEOSAR, GEOSAR, LEOSAR, EPIRB, ELT, PLB, RCC, beacon registration, distress signal, GNSS, satellite rescue, Search and Rescue, emergency response, global cooperation, SAR innovation, AI in SAR

🎧 About Global SAR Hub – Mission Ready
Global SAR Hub – Mission Ready is the international podcast dedicated to the people, tools, and systems that make Search and Rescue possible around the world.
Multilingual and powered by AI, the podcast is designed to make SAR content accessible to the widest possible audience, through short, strategic, and engaging episodes.
Created by Nicolas — former MRCC watch supervisor with over 25 years of frontline SAR experience — and co-developed with Arthur and Tanguy, co-founders of Global SAR Hub, the podcast is part of a broader mission to share knowledge, stories, and insights from across the global SAR community.

🎯 Our mission: Support SAR professionals. Share field-tested expertise. Promote life-saving innovation — worldwide.

🔗 Learn more & connect:
🌐 Website: www.globalsarhub.com
🔗 LinkedIn: Global SAR Hub
📩 Contact: contact@globalsarhub.com
📡 Produced by: Global SAR Hub

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