Overview
The Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal-600 (MEOLUT-600) processes 406 MHz distress beacon alerts over next-generation medium earth orbit satellites, and provides rapid notification to search and rescue (SAR) authorities worldwide. It’s part of an integrated and comprehensive SAR solution from Honeywell Global Tracking. The MEOLUT Antenna is a 2.3 m (7.5 ft) mesh radome antenna that operates in up to 200 km/hour winds. It allows MEOLUT terminals to track medium earth orbit satellites with minimal risk of interrupted search and rescue operations.
Fast New Medium-Earth Orbit Technology
The MEOLUT-600 terminal bridges existing geostationary and low-earth orbit infrastructure and can confirm the location of an emergency alert within seconds.
Efficient
MEOLUT-600 provides fast ambiguity resolution of alert beacon signals, especially in geographies where fewer satellites may be seen, leading to more efficient use of SAR resources.
Flexible
MEOLUT-600 systems are fully configurable, making it possible to precisely match the needs of customers.
Standards Compliant
MEOLUT terminals meet and exceed the official COSPAS-SARSAT requirements.
Seamless Integration
Ease-of-integration into existing SAR systems saves you time and money.
Rugged
The MEOLUT antenna’s reinforced radome and aluminum base is corrosion-resistant, providing years of maintenance-free use.
Works in up to 200 km/hour Winds
The low cross-section of the radome enables the antenna to operate in winds of up to 200 km/hour – a crucial requirement during severe weather conditions that typically lead up to emergency situations.
Field-Proven
Our MEOLUT antenna technology has been proven in operational use on many satellite ground station installations around the world, minimizing the risk of interrupted SAR operations.
Product Details
MEOLUT-600 systems are fully configurable. They also exceed COSPAS-SARSAT data analysis requirements, providing fast ambiguity resolution in distress situations.
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You can use the MEOLUT-600 in conjunction with data from geostationary (GEO) satellites.
This multi-mode GEO-MEO system provides unrivalled processing capabilities to optimize beacon location accuracy. It also drastically reduces SAR response times.
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The MEOLUT terminal and antenna are part of an integrated and comprehensive search and rescue solution from Honeywell Global Tracking, a global leader in the development of search and rescue technology. We’ve been pioneers in the field for over 30 years. That’s a level of commitment and expertise you can trust.
Find out more about what you can accomplish with the MEOLUT-600 terminal and antenna. Contact us today.
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Specifications
PHYSICAL
Width
Standard 19˝ (48.3 cm) rack enclosure
Height
42U in standard configuration; custom configurations available
SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY
Satellite Type
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Satellite Frequency
1544.5 MHz downlink signal
Alert Beacon Frequency
406 MHz
TERRESTRIAL CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet
10/100/1000 Mb/s
Network
Able to share TOA/FOA measurement data with other MEOLUTs over network connections.
Supports COSPAS-SARSAT XML and CSV recommended formats.
Can share data in real-time and/or using a node-forwarding mechanism.
Data Communication to Mission Control Centre (MCC)
Located and unlocated incident solution data, status data, including alarm and warning messages
Data Communication from MCC
Orbit data
SERVERS
Number of Servers
Scalable: One for data collection per antenna, one for signal processing per four antennas, one for beacon localization
Operating Systems
Windows Server 2008
Processor(s)
2 x Intel Quad-Core Xeon
RAM
4 GB in standard configuration; System supports up to 192 GB
SYSTEM MONITORING
Environmental
Rack temperature; room temperature will be available in a future release
Security
Rack door open sensors (front and back)
Power
Rack power supply sensor
CERTIFICATION
COSPAS-SARSAT
Meets all current COSPAS-SARSAT requirements
SIGNAL PROCESSING
Low Noise Amplifyer/Down Converter (LNA/DC)
Converts raw satellite downlink signal to 4.5 MHz intermediate frequency, out-of-band noise filtering
Can transmit a received satellite signal with no loss in RF performance over long distances
Data Collection
Data input control, phase unwrap and demodulation, spectrum analysis
Beacon Signal Decoding
406 MHz beacon signal detection, signal demodulation, message validation, message archiving
Data Stream Decoding
Bit synchronization, frame synchronization, message extraction, message formatting
406 MHz Data Validation
Time, frequency, beacon message
Data Analysis
Spectrum analysis, signal enhancement
Orbit & Pass Scheduling
Automatically updates satellite orbit data after every satellite pass; orbit updates are provided by a GNSS receiver
Status Monitor & Display
Data collection status, data collection environment, system status, snapshot status, environmental data trends
ANTENNA
Type
Mesh radome
Size
2.3m (7.5 ft) diameter
Beamwidth
7.9° degrees
Environmental
Can withstand winds of up to 200 km/h (124 m/h)
Control Unit and Motor Drive
Yes
Antenna Control Software
Antenna device control, positioning the antenna, tracking a satellite pass, antenna diagnostics
Visuals
Form Factor
Documents
Resources
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