Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests Multi-mission Command and Telemetry

摘要

Northrop Grumman Corp., in conjunction with ground system teammate Raytheon, recently completed the System Acceptance Test (SAT) of a Common Command and Telemetry System (CCTS) that will potentially reduce costs between two programs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the National Polar-orbiting Opera- tional Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). "The successful completion of this milestone proves our commitment to providing low cost, synergistic enterprise solu- tions to our customers," said Alexis Livanos, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Space Technology Sector. "It also shows that two customers with two separate programs were willing to trust our collaboration and team work to align schedules so that the same system could be used. We have now demonstrated proven efficiencies across different programs that can be utilized to reduce costs and ensure success for future projects." Raytheon's Eclipse~® is a commercial off-the-shelf command and telemetry product that was configured to support both satellite flight operations and integration and test (I&T) on the James Webb Space Telescope and NPOESS. Adding the I&T requirements to a traditional flight operations system is an innovative approach, increasing SAT requirements to accommodate different satellite communication protocols and user needs.