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Walter Barra and Larry Lebow at the MCC in Santiago


Stone Heads on Easter Island


Antenna Installation Easter Island


Chilean SAR Personnel


 

Chile

In 1996 the Chilean Air Force selected Techno-Sciences to provide a LEO Local User Terminal, a GEOSAR LUT, and a Mission Control Center in Santiago and a second Local User Terminal for Punta Arenas.

In 2001 the Chilean Navy awarded TSi a contract to install a LEOLUT on Easter Island. The system, which includes an Embedded MCC, is linked to the Chilean MCC by satellite.

The point of contact for the Chile COSPAS-SARSAT system is:

Comandante (A) Carlos Rivera Menares
Chilean Air Force
Capitan Enrique W. Jimenez Tapia
Chilean Navy
Centro Contro l de Misio nes Chile
Santiago, CHILE
TEL +562 530 5942
FAX +562 530 5972

History:

Contract:

January 1996 (Santiago LEOLUT, GEOLUT and MCC)
May 1997  (Punta Arenas LEO LUT)

System Acceptance:

Santiago - March 1996
Punta Arenas - June 1997

Commissioning:

Santiago -
March 1996
Punta Arenas -
June 1997

Upgrades:

1998, 2001, 2002

 



Additional Photos from Chile and Easter Island