Fri, Jan 21, 2011
Facility Will Serve As GPS Operational Gateway
A new Global Positioning System Collaboration Center opening in
February 2011 in El Segundo, CA, will allow U.S. Air Force Space
and Missile Systems personnel to interact with the GPS Operational
Control Segment (GPS OCX) system in an operations-like
environment.
Raytheon, selected in February 2010 as the prime contractor
supporting the Space and Missile Systems Center's GPS OCX program,
has developed the center to facilitate increased communication and
cooperation with government and contract staff throughout the
73-month program.
GPS OCX is the next-generation operational gateway service
designed to provide secure, accurate and reliable navigation and
timing information to support military, commercial and civil users.
GPS OCX will integrate services among ground, space and user
segments to enhance mission command and control and situational
awareness capabilities while seamlessly supporting millions of
users around the world.
The 17,900-square-foot center will feature an executive
presentation room and state-of-the-art operations and demonstration
areas. Raytheon and Space and Missile Systems GPS Directorate
personnel will be able to have direct interaction onsite and
virtual interaction with team members across the country through
high-definition video-teleconferencing capabilities. In addition,
the operations and demonstration centers will allow directorate
staff to interact with the GPS OCX system in an operations-like
environment.
"GPS OCX is critical to full-spectrum precision position,
navigation and timing information for all GPS user communities:
civil, commercial and military," said Robert Canty, vice president
and GPS OCX program manager at Raytheon. "Through the center,
Raytheon and Space and Missile Systems personnel will be able to
collaborate with the Air Force and program partners via virtual
demonstrations from Raytheon's other program locations in Aurora,
Colo., and the Network Integration and Experimentation Center in
Rosslyn, VA, advancing the GPS OCX program in a timely manner and
providing value to the Air Force."
More News
Aero Linx: JAARS Nearly 1.5 billion people, using more than 5,500 languages, do not have a full Bible in their first language. Many of these people live in the most remote parts of>[...]
'Airplane Bounced Twice On The Grass Runway, Resulting In The Nose Wheel Separating From The Airplane...' Analysis: The pilot reported, “upon touchdown, the plane jumped back>[...]
"Burt is best known to the public for his historic designs of SpaceShipOne, Voyager, and GlobalFlyer, but for EAA members and aviation aficionados, his unique concepts began more t>[...]
"Polaris Dawn, the first of the program’s three human spaceflight missions, is targeted to launch to orbit no earlier than summer 2024. During the five-day mission, the crew >[...]
There Are SO Many Ways To Get YOUR Aero-News! It’s been a while since we have reminded everyone about all the ways we offer your daily dose of aviation news on-the-go...so he>[...]
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.04.24)
See All