Of the 350 U.S. rescues last year, 255 people were pulled from the water, 44 were saved from aviation incidents and 51 were rescued on land, where 406-PLBs were used.
When a NOAA satellite pinpoints the location of a distress signal in the U.S., the information is relayed to the SARSAT Mission Control Center at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland.
From there, the information is quickly sent to Rescue Coordination Centers, operated either by the U.S. Air Force for land rescues, or the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for maritime rescues.
NOAA also supports rescues globally by relaying distress signal information to international COSPAS-SARSAT partners.
Read more, including some notable rescues, here:
https://www.wdrb.com/weather/wdrb-weather-blog/350-lives-saved-in-2023-thanks-to-help-from-noaa-satellites/article_757a7b9c-bf11-11ee-8213-43ecfe761258.html