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Raytheon Completes GPS III Launch Readiness Exercises

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

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Raytheon Completes GPS III Launch Readiness Exercises

Artist's rendering of a GPS III satellite. Image: Lockheed Martin.

Raytheon [RTN] completed three preliminary launch readiness exercises for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites, milestones needed in preparation for launch into orbit, the company said Thursday.The exercises were completed over the summer and “demonstrated the maturity and readiness” of Raytheon’s Launch and Checkout Systems (LCS) to support GPS III satellite launches, the company said in a statement.The LCS is part of the company’s Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) and handles the full range of operation and procedures…

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