News Archive / Tagged: Raytheon

• U.S.A.F’s first GPS III satellite connects with OCX system

  Jason RhianDecember 20th, 2017

  The first GPS III spacecraft slated to be sent aloft has had its communications system successfully tested when the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) sent commands to a prototype in what was deemed a "validation" of the USAF's new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite. In so doing, it has cleared the GPS III satellite for launch.

• U.S. Air Force accepts first block of next-generation GPS control system

  Bart LeahyNovember 6th, 2017

  After several delays, Raytheon has delivered part of the Operational Control System (OCX) to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for use on the USAF’s next-generation global positioning system (GPS III) satellites. The new OCX improves the accuracy of positioning information for all users.

• Raytheon continues support for astronaut training at NBL

  Tomasz NowakowskiJune 30th, 2017

  NASA has awarded Raytheon Company a new contract to continue mission support at the agency’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, Texas. The new $154-million contract allows the company to provide technical and engineering support at the facility for the next seven years.