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GPS III Prototype, Operational Control System Communication For First Time

Gally Articola

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

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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.,…

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