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MELBOURNE, Fla., December 12, 2002. Harris Corporation has been awarded a two-year, $16 million contract by The Boeing Company to support the development and integration of the Launch Anomaly Disposal Operations (LADO) segment of the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite program.
"We are very pleased that Boeing has again selected Harris for work on another one of its major satellite communications programs," said Bob Henry, president, Harris Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "This initiative further solidifies Harris' contributions to GPS technology and blends our expertise in both designing and integrating custom, off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions that meet the most complex and demanding customer requirements."
LADO is a COTS, PC-based telemetry command and control system and simulator. It is designed to track Air Force GPS satellites after launch, position them in low orbit, check out and verify their operating parameters, and then propel them into high orbit. Once control of the satellites is transferred from LADO to Mission Control, LADO continues to monitor the health and status of the satellites. If an anomaly is detected that cannot be resolved by mission control, LADO uses a high-fidelity simulator to locate and repair the problem. If repair is not feasible, LADO disposes of the satellite.
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems recently received approval from the U.S. Air Force to begin production of the first three satellites for the GPS IIF program, which will provide new capabilities, including new signals for civilian users and critical, secure Operational Military codes for the warfighter. GPS IIF also is compatible with the U.S. Air Force's Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) and will provide 20 percent more on-orbit life than previous GPS spacecraft.
The Boeing-led Control Segment team, which includes Harris and Lockheed Martin, also will play a key role in the modernization of the entire GPS ground system architecture. In addition, Harris, through its Harris Technical Services Corporation subsidiary, is providing operations, maintenance and support services to the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) and GPS ground network. Harris also supplies Boeing with satellite communications terminal development and integration work for the Family of Beyond Line-Of-Site Terminals (FAB-T) program and Ka-band Spot Beam antennas for Wideband Gapfiller System (WGS) satellites.
Harris GCSD, one of five divisions within Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured communications and information systems that solve the mission-critical communications challenges of its military and government customers, as well as provides the technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses.
For more information, visit www.harris.com
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