The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites. These tests 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. 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. This is the third in a string of GPS IIF program accomplishments. The program recently completed a successful mechanical solar array deployment test as well as delivered upgraded software for the control segment that will support the first and subsequent GPS IIF launches. Delivery of the software on March 26th occurred one month ahead of schedule.
Boeing Brings Environmental Success To GPS IIF
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites. These tests 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. 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. This is the third in a string of GPS IIF program accomplishments. The program recently completed a successful mechanical solar array deployment test as well as delivered upgraded software for the control segment that will support the first and subsequent GPS IIF launches. Delivery of the software on March 26th occurred one month ahead of schedule.
