The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is best known for its scientific research on oceans, weather and climate but the agency's network of low-earth orbiting satellites also plays a critical role in responding to emergency situations.
Since 1982, the tracking system has been credited with supporting more than 50,000 rescues worldwide, including more than 10,100 in the U.S. and its surrounding waters.
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, according to the agency. From there, the information is sent quickly to Rescue Coordination Centers, operated either by the U.S. Air Force for land rescues or the U.S. Coast Guard for water rescues.
On June 10, 2022, 15 boys and two adults who were part of a youth group from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were hoisted to safety after they were stranded on a ridge in Sandthrax Canyon in Utah. According to NOAA, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center received the alert from a personal locator beacon and notified the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, which launched a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter to the coordinates where the distressed hikers were located.
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