A bit more here: http://www.navipedia.net/index.php/Galileo_Search_and_Rescue... .
That satellite might be one of the 4 that form the LEOSAR system - low altitude, in a polar orbit, capable of Doppler-based location of the signal (accuracy of 5-10 km), if exact coordinates are not transmitted by the beacon, but having to wait until they get in the range of a ground station to relay the data. The average accumulated delay is 1 hour at mid-latitudes.
Or it can be from the GEOSAR system - geostationary satellites that cannot locate the beacon by themselves because there's no Doppler effect, so they only work with beacons with an integrated and functioning GPS receiver.
MEOSAR - the new system they are introducing by installing components on new GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO medium altitude satellites is going to do proper beacon location like LEOSAR and send it much faster to ground stations (multiple satellites will pick the same distress signal and send it to multiple ground stations). Further more, they are adding a 2-way communication functionality, so beacons with the required capability can get a confirmation that help is on the way.
More details:
- http://www.cospas-sarsat.int/en/system-overview/cospas-sarsa... (see the bottom tabs)
- http://www.navipedia.net/index.php/Galileo_Search_and_Rescue...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cospas-Sarsat_Pr...
- http://www.egmdss.com/gmdss-courses/mod/resource/view.php?id...