NEW YORK, NY, October 25, 1999--L-3
Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Telemetry
& Instrumentation (L-3 T&I) division has introduced GroundWorks™,
an integrated line of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) ground
system solutions that offers unparalleled flexibility and
scalability in telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) and
payload-link ground system design. In an industry first, L-3's
GroundWorks product line leverages proven TT&C capabilities
into a suite of interoperable ground system products suited
for all phases of satellite deployment.
"We developed our GroundWorks
strategy in anticipation of the increased cost, delivery and
performance pressures placed on today's satellite builders
and integrators," said Mike Jones, L-3 T&I space business
development manager. "Our COTS GroundWorks solutions are completely
scalable in price and performance and are designed with industry-standard
interfaces to make ground systems more reliable and faster
to integrate for the full gamut of satellite missions."
"GroundWorks provides the industry's
only integrated product solutions for telemetry and command
functions, allowing system integrators to focus on the broader
task of satellite ground system design," continued Jones.
GroundWorks solutions are built on UNIX and PC platforms and
can be used for a host of applications, including satellite
command and control, mission/payload data handling and space
link processing and routing. The product line ranges from
standalone boards to turnkey systems. Products include L-3's
proven Astra™ Windows NT® TT&C ground system, Impact 2000™
space link processor, and Vista™ telemetry processing and
display software.
L-3 Communications Telemetry
& Instrumentation leads the telemetry industry in the design
and manufacture of advanced real-time commercial-off-the-shelf
hardware and software solutions for spacecraft command and
control, satellite manufacturing and on-orbit operations,
launch testing and monitoring, flight test, weapons test and
development, avionics test and integration and general-purpose
data acquisition. All solutions are offered with complete
systems engineering and integration services and are backed
by a global customer support organization. L-3 T&I has more
than 50 years of experience in telemetry and data acquisition
technology and serves virtually every major aerospace organization
in the world.
Headquartered in New York City,
L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure
communication systems and products, microwave components,
avionics and ocean systems and telemetry, instrumentation,
space and wireless products and security systems. Its customers
include the Department of Defense, selected U.S. government
intelligence agencies, aerospace and defense prime contractors,
foreign governments and commercial telecommunications and
cellular customers.
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