Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite prototype communicated with Raytheon’s [RTN] GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) for the first time in August during a series of pre-flight tests, according to a Lockheed Martin statement. During compatibility and integration tests, Lockheed Martin’s GPS III prototype, formally known as the Non-flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), received commands from the Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) node at Lockheed Martin’s Newtown, Pa., facility via the OCX servers at Raytheon’s Aurora, Colo.,…
GPS III Prototype, Operational Control System Communication For First Time
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