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Local User Terminals (LUTs) - (GEO and LEO) LEOLUTs; Bangalore LUT, Lucknow LUT Indian Mission Control Centre (INMCC) Basic function of an MCC is to collect, process data from LUTs and other MCCs, Filter out redundant alerts/ messages Distribute distress alert and location data to RCCs / MRCCs / SPOCs and other global MCCs. The Indian Mission Control Centre (INMCC) is located at Bangalore and receives inputs from Bangalore and Lucknow Leoluts and INSAT Geolut. The processed alert messages are transmitted to RCCs, MRCCs, SPOcs and external MCCs. INSAT-3A Indian satellite INSAT-3A is a part of Cospas-Sarsat GEOSAR System, placed at 93.5 deg E longitude having coverage over Europe, Asia and Australia. It has global coverage on 406 MHz to receive distress signals within its foot-print and relays back to Indian ground station (Geolut) at Bangalore. Downlink coverage of INSAT-3A is a spot beam having coverage in India only; hence no other LUT outside India can receive 406 MHz alerts from INSAT series of satellites. |
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