Each agency will fund its own participation in the D&E and the definition of operational requirements.
NASA will fund the modifications to the GPS constellation to support the 406 MHz transponder function on GPS Block IIR and IIF satellites, provide funding to develop and demonstrate a prototype ground receiving station, and perform system design and testing, including required POC testing.
The cost of D&E data analysis and reporting, and development and operating cost of operational ground stations will be shared among the USCG, USAF, and NOAA.
The USAF will provide funding for the integration of DASS operational payloads onto the GPS III satellites, and modifications required to the GPS command and control system to provide state-of-health monitoring and status reporting for the DASS GPS III payload.
After transition of DASS to an operational system, the operational program expenses will be shared among the USCG, USAF, and NOAA as long as the polar-orbiting and geostationary orbiting systems are the primary alerting systems.
A Canadian DASS payload will allow Canada to extend its contribution to the future Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR system, and reduce the U.S. cost of DASS as Canada will assume most payload development costs.
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