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Air Force accepts delivery of GPS Next
Generation Operational Control System
SMC Public Affairs Office / Published November 02, 2017
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE - EL SEGUNDO, CA
The Space and Missile Systems Center announced that the
United States Air Force has accepted delivery of the Global Positioning System
Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) Launch and Checkout System
(LCS) baseline from Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems.
Also known as Block 0, LCS demonstrated conformance
through test and analysis with all contractual requirements. OCX has had
numerous challenges delaying the delivery of this critical capability, and this
delivery marks a significant program milestone providing the Air Force with a
cyber-hardened ground system to support the launch and on-orbit checkout of the
GPS III satellites. OCX Block 0 is the
foundation for Raytheon’s future Block 1 and 2 delivery, slated for delivery in
2022.
Today, mission operators are utilizing LCS as part of the
GPS III Mission Readiness Campaign. The ground system is performing as expected
during the rehearsals and space vehicle checkout, giving the Air Force
confidence in its readiness to support launch and on-orbit operations. The
first launch of a GPS III satellite is scheduled for 2018.
Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems
Center, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, is the
U.S. Air Force's center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing
military space systems. Its portfolio includes the Global Positioning System,
military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space
launch and range systems, satellite control networks, space based infrared
systems and space situational awareness capabilities.
Media representatives can submit questions for response
regarding this topic by sending an e-mail to smcpa.media@us.af.mil.
You can find the article here:
http://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1361778/air-force-accepts-delivery-of-gps-next-generation-operational-control-system/
V/R Rick Hamilton
CGSIC Executive Secretariat
GPS Information Analysis Team Lead
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
703-313-5930
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