Abstract:The French Space Agency, CNES, has contributed to the international COSPAS-SARSAT program since its creation in 1982. This program is a cooperation of 43 states and agencies committed to detecting and locating radio beacons activated by persons, aircraft or vessels in distress. Within this consortium the Return Link Service Provider, RLSP, will be the facility responsible for the establishment of the Return Link Messages and their coordination with the Galileo system, interfacing on one side with the COSPAS- S… Show more
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