NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

NOAA 19 SARR Subsystem Summary

Component Description Status
121 RECEIVERSearch and Rescue Repeater 121.5MHz ReceiverBlue
243 RECEIVERSearch and Rescue Repeater 243 receiverBlue
406 RECEIVERSearch and Rescue Repeater 406MHz receiverGreen
PTCPower Temperature ConverterGreen
SLASAR L-Band 1544.5 MHz transmitter antennaGreen
SRASARR 121.5/243 MHz / 406 MHz receive antennaGreen
TX - ASearch and Rescue Transmitter, Side AGreen
TX - BSearch and Rescue Transmitter, Side BGreen


Subsystem History:

Date Time Component Description
04/12/201114:28:45406 RECEIVERSwapped from A-Side to B-Side (Backup) Converter, Receivers, and Transmitter. Disabled 121 & 243 Receivers. Set Attenuators to 0 DB for PDS Channel and 2 DB for 406 Receiver channel.
01/05/201112:00:00406 RECEIVERFollowing the eclipse on January 4th, it was reported that the SARR 406 receiver output frequency jumped by almost 1KHz. Telemetry shows that the 406 Oscillator temperature did not recover to the values seen before the eclipse, and is currently operating at 0.7 degrees cooler. The impact on the LEOLUT earth stations is relatively minimal, as it only affects the combined SARR/SARP processing.
05/05/200913:40:00406 RECEIVERTO POWER UP A-SIDE CONVERTER AND RECEIVERS AND A-SIDE TRANSMITTER.DISABLE 121 & 243 RCVRS.SET ATTENUATORS TO 0 DB FOR PDS CHANNEL AND 2 DB FOR 406 RCVR CHANNEL.
03/17/200913:36:00TX - BSARR Transmitter Side B Off
03/17/200913:36:00TX - ASARR Transmitter Side A On
03/17/200913:36:00406 RECEIVERSARR 406.05 Receiver A Activated
02/09/200916:23:00TX - BSARR Powered ON to nominal on Side B
02/09/200916:23:00121 RECEIVERSARR 121 & 243 MHz receivers decommissioned per COSPAS-SARSAT international mandate.
02/09/200916:23:00243 RECEIVERSARR 121 & 243 MHz receivers decommissioned per COSPAS-SARSAT international mandate.
02/09/200916:23:00406 RECEIVERSARR Powered ON to nominal on Side B.
02/09/200916:23:00PTCSARR Powered ON to nominal on Side B
02/09/200916:23:00SLASARR Powered ON to nominal on Side B
02/09/200916:23:00TX - ASARR Powered ON to nominal Side B
02/06/200911:41:10SRASAR (Search and Rescue Antenna) Deployment