NEW YORK, NY, March 6, 2000--L-3
Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Telemetry
& Instrumentation (L-3 T&I) division has been awarded
a contract from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) for satellite
test systems to support all phases of test and integration
for the SMART-1 spacecraft the company is building for
the European Space Agency (ESA). The award demonstrates
L-3 T&I's expertise in supporting international space
agency requirements for flexible, interoperable satellite
ground system products.
"We were looking for a proven,
low-cost test system with CCSDS space link capabilities,"
said SSC's SMART-1 Assembly, Integration and Verification
Manager Ms. Åsa Jordung. "L-3 T&I has, with their GroundWorks™
integrated product solution, satisfactorily complied with
our tough requirements on cost, delivery time, functionality
and support."
The GroundWorks™ solution
for the SMART-1 spacecraft marks the debut of L-3 T&I's
powerful new Vista™ telemetry processing and display software.
Vista™ will interface with the Impact 2000™ CCSDS processing
system and display measurements in real time from the
spacecraft's on-board systems. The products will also
be used to format and transmit commands from Swedish Space
Corporation's software to the spacecraft. CCSDS is an
emerging standard for telemetry and command links that
uses networking concepts similar to Internet protocols,
but is adapted to the unique conditions of satellite communications.
"We are committed to adding
value to all of our product deliveries and are proud to
be part of Swedish Space Corporation's solution for SMART-I,"
Mr. Jones continued. "Our selection for this project was
based on our GroundWorks™ integrated product strategy,
through which L-3 can bundle separate ground system capabilities
into a seamless, low-cost solution."
SMART-1 is a small lunar
orbiter and is the first in ESA's new line of Small Missions
for Advanced Research in Technology to demonstrate advanced
technologies for future deep space missions. The spacecraft
will be launched late 2002.
L-3 Communications Telemetry
& Instrumentation, located in San Diego, CA, 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.
To learn more about L-3 Communications,
please visit the company's website at www.L-3Com.com.
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