Mission control centre (Cospas-Sarsat) explained

In the field of search and rescue, mission control centres (MCCs) are a type of clearinghouse responsible for receiving and distributing distress signal alerts from emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations. MCCs are a core component of the international satellite system for search and rescue - Cospas-Sarsat.

The functions of an MCC are:^[1]

• to collect, store and sort the data from local user terminals (LUTs) and other MCCs;
• to provide international and national data exchange within the Cospas-Sarsat system; and
• to distribute alert and location data to associated rescue coordination centres (RCCs) or SAR points of contact (SPOCs)

As of 13 May 2009, there are 29 MCCs around the world.^[2]

List of mission control centres

• Canadian Mission Control Centre (CMCC)
• United Kingdom Mission Control Centre (UKMCC)
• United States Mission Control Center (USMCC)
• Pakistan Mission Control Centre (PMCC)

References

1. Web site: MCC Description . 2007-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013221523/http://cospas-sarsat.org/Description/mccs.htm . 2007-10-13 . dead .
2. Web site: Summary Status . 2007-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013221720/http://cospas-sarsat.org/Status/statusSummary.htm . 2007-10-13 .

See also

• Cospas-Sarsat