The same NOAA satellites that followed the moon’s shadow along the path of the Total Solar Eclipse and tracked Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, also helped rescue 411 people from life-threatening situations in the U.S. and its surrounding waters last year.
NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system, or Cospas-Sarsat.
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-satellites-were-pivotal-in-rescue-of-411-lives-in-2024