Satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station (sort: SEPIRS) is – according to ''article 1.94'' of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)

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(RR)ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.94, definition: ''satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station'' – defined as "An

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in the

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the

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of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue (SAR) operations." Each ''radio station'' shall be classified by the ''radiocommunication service'' in which it operates permanently or temporarily.

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