Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Successfully Completes Environmental Tests
By admin - Posted on July 3rd, 2008
ST. LOUIS, July 01, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, which confirm the mechanical integrity of the spacecraft. The program is on track to deliver the first satellite to the U.S. Air Force this year.
Boeing GPS IIF Satellite: The first GPS IIF satellite (shown here in an artist's rendering) has completed a series of acoustic tests that replicate the noise levels expected during the spacecraft's launch into orbit. (Photo Credit: Boeing)
The GPS IIF team completed a series of acoustic tests that replicate the noise levels expected during the spacecraft's launch into orbit. These tests were performed under the supervision of the Air Force, the Aerospace Corporation and the Boeing team at Boeing's satellite factory in El Segundo, Calif.
"These accomplishments serve as examples of the Air Force and Boeing team's diligent application of back-to-basics program management," said Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager, Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems. "Completion of these tests represents a key milestone in the test schedule for the first space vehicle that will provide modernized global positioning capability for military and civilian users."
This is the third in a string of GPS IIF program accomplishments. The program recently completed a successful mechanical solar array deployment test, and delivered upgraded software for the control segment that will support the first and subsequent GPS IIF launches. Delivery of the software on March 26 occurred one month ahead of schedule.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32.1 billion business with 71,000 employees worldwide.
Source: Boeing
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