Satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station (sort: SEPIRS) is – according to article 1.94 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR)[1] – defined as "An earth station in the mobile-satellite service the emissions of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue (SAR) operations."
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Each radio station shall be classified by the radiocommunication service in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
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edit- ^ ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.94, definition: satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station