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Int. J. Communications, Network and System Sciences, 2010, 3, 107-115 doi:10.4236/ijcns.2010.32016 Published Online February 2010 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijcns/). The Downlink Adjacent Interference for Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Search and Rescue Satellites 1,2 3 3 3 Shkelzen CAKAJ , Mickey FITZMAURICE , Jesse REICH , Eric FOSTER 1 Post and Telecommunication of Kosovo (PTK), Dardania, Prishtina, Kosovo 2Fulbright Scholar Researcher at NOAA, Maryland, USA 3National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Satellite Operational Facility (NSOF), Maryland, USA Email : Shkelzen.cakaj@, Shkelzen.cakaj@, Mickey.Fitzmaurice@, Jesse.Reich@, Eric.Foster@ Received November 19, 2009; revised December 20, 2009; accepted January 12, 2010 Abstract NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - LEO environmental satellites provide con- tinuous coverage of Earth, supplying high-resolution global meteorological, oceanic and space observation data. In addition, these satellites are part of the international COSPAS – SARSAT program, which aides search and rescue teams worldwide. The USA segment, referred to as SARSAT (Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking) system, is designed to provide distress alert and location data to assist on search and rescue operations. SARSAT locates distress beacons (406MHz) activated at distress locations. The system calcu- lates a location of the distress event using Doppler processing techniques. Processed data is continuously retransmitted throug