Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Rooms A & B
Start Date
24-4-1991 2:00 PM
End Date
24-4-1991 5:00 PM
Description
The Global Positioning System is being utilized by millions and the realization of world-wide two-dimensional coverage makes the growth of the program assured. What most users do not realize is that twenty-four hours a day a group of seven men and women are sitting behind barred doors in a brightly lit antiseptic room, monitoring the satellite subsystems to ensure the integrity of the payload. Their story consists of the ground system they use to control the satellites, the variety of passes that they complete, and the changes in their workload as the constellation grows towards full strength.
Paper Session II-C - Daily Operations Supporting the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Holiday Inn, Manatee Rooms A & B
The Global Positioning System is being utilized by millions and the realization of world-wide two-dimensional coverage makes the growth of the program assured. What most users do not realize is that twenty-four hours a day a group of seven men and women are sitting behind barred doors in a brightly lit antiseptic room, monitoring the satellite subsystems to ensure the integrity of the payload. Their story consists of the ground system they use to control the satellites, the variety of passes that they complete, and the changes in their workload as the constellation grows towards full strength.
Comments
DoD Space Operations
Session Chairman: John S. Boone, Director of Space Operations, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
Session Organizer: William E. Richard, USAF, Eastern Test Range, Navy Ballistic Program Manager, Patrick AFB, FL