EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies, unveiled an improved ground terminal intended to make search and rescue operations more efficient, the company announced June 9.

The medium earth orbit local user terminal, developed and tested in conjunction with the Communications Research Centre Canada for the Canadian Space Agency, is designed to work with the Cospas-Sarsat network of search-and-rescue satellites. The terminal has been able to detect transmissions from orbiting satellites, “a major milestone that proves the technology is viable,” Gary Hebb, vice president, engineering and business development at EMS Satcom, said in a statement.