Orolia (NYSE Alternext Paris -- FR0010501015 -- ALORO) division McMurdo has been selected by a leading Northern Africa search and rescue (SAR) authority to deploy their next-generation
MEOSAR (Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue) satellite-aided SAR system, the company said.
They will be replaced by
MEOSAR satellites which orbit at about 20,000 kilometres above the Earth.
Many researchers have studied the ionospheric effects on LEOSAR [12-14], but there are few papers about ionospheric effects on
MEOSAR. Only Bruno and Hobbs discussed the effects on geosychronous SAR [15], and Huang et al.
The
MEOSAR satellite project, which will also include the construction of three ground stations, is expected to cost Canada between $100 million and $249 million, according to the defence acquisition strategy document.
The
MEOSAR satellite project, which will also include the construction of three ground stations, is expected to cost Canada between $100-million and $249-million, according to the defence acquisition strategy document.
COM DEV is also involved in the Canada's Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (
MEOSAR) satellite project.
The Canadian government first announced
MEOSAR in 2013, awarding COM DEV International of Cambridge, Ontario an initial contract for $4.7 million for research and design work on the repeaters.