DENVER, Colo., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTNA, RTNB) has completed factory acceptance tests and shipment of the
N-SAT-110 satellite ground station equipment to Japan for installation at
Space Communications Corporation (SCC) facilities.
The N-SAT-110 satellite is an A2100-class satellite, built by Lockheed
Martin Commercial Space Systems, in Sunnyvale, Calif., for SCC and Japan
Satellite Systems (JSAT) - two premier Japanese satellite operators. Scheduled
for launch this fall, the N-SAT-110 satellite will provide fixed and broadcast
satellite services for Japan. Raytheon designed the N-SAT-110 satellite ground
station equipment under contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO),
which, in turn, is under contract with Lockheed-Martin for producing the
ground system.
SCC previously chose Raytheon to deliver the Superbird-C and Superbird-4
ground systems as a part of another contract. This contract continues a long-
standing relationship with Raytheon as SCC's preferred satellite ground
equipment provider. "This delivery only strengthens our relationship with SCC
and JSAT, and demonstrates that Raytheon's ECLIPSE(TM) command and control
software is adaptable to any satellite, regardless of manufacturer or
mission," said Rick Ambrose, vice president of Space Systems for Raytheon's
Command, Control, Communication and Information Systems.
Under terms of this contract, Raytheon delivered ECLIPSE(TM), a command
and control software package based on the Windows NT(R) operating system;
Integrated Telemetry and Command Units (ITCU-200); upgrades of the wide area
network and local area network as part of the site communication network;
upgrades to the ground status and control software and equipment; and,
upgrades of the payload monitoring and in-orbit test equipment and software.
Lockheed Martin provided the A2100-unique ground software and hardware.
Raytheon's ECLIPSE(TM) satellite command and control software provides an
end-to-end command and control solution, whether managing a single satellite,
a fleet of satellites from different manufacturers or a spacecraft
constellation. Options to the software include: orbit determination (planning
and executing orbital maneuvers), ground equipment status and control,
spacecraft payload control, on-board processor modeling, data archiving and
analysis, and fleet or constellation management.
With more than 40 satellite ground stations worldwide and more than 30
years experience in the field, Raytheon's Space Systems is the global leader
in providing reliable, cost-effective satellite command and control system
solutions. This business unit's experience in network control and resource
management includes multiple commercial and government programs.
Raytheon Company, based in Lexington, Mass., is a global technology leader
that provides products and services in the areas of commercial and defense
electronics, engineering and construction, and business and special mission
aircraft. Raytheon has operations throughout the United States and serves
customers in more than 80 countries.
Contact: Sarah Hoyt 303.344.6608 http://www.raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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