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Space

Key GPS III Flight Software Milestone Complete

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Monday, March 28th, 2011

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The next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed its first major flight software integration milestone at prime contractor Lockheed Martin's [LMT] software integration laboratory in Newtown, Pa., the company said recently. The test event successfully integrated the initial flight software builds and flight-like computer processors for the satellite bus On-Board Computer (OBC), the Navigation Payload Mission Data Unit (MDU) and the Communications Payload Thin Communications Unit (TCU). The successful test demonstrated the ability to communicate…

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