Singapore’s aviation and marine authorities invest in $8.4 mil satellite technology

SINGAPORE (July 24): The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) say they have invested in a new ground system costing $8.4 million in total, in a bid to enhance search and rescue capabilities in Singapore’s maritime and aeronautical Search and Rescue Regions (SRRs).

Known as a medium-altitude earth orbit search and rescue (MEOSAR) system, the satellite technology comprises a ground segment as well as a space segment which deploys medium-altitude earth orbit (MEO) satellites.

Distress signals emitted from the emergency beacons activated by aircraft, ships or persons in distress, will be received simultaneously by the MEO satellites and relayed back to the ground segment.

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