Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX)

Abstract

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space based positioning, navigation, and timing distribution system, which operates through weather and electromagnetic environments (jamming, spoofing, etc.). GPS supports both civil and military users in air, space, sea, and land operations. GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system that serves military and civil users worldwide. GPS users process satellite signals to determine accurate position, velocity, and time. GPS must comply with 10 United States Code (USC) Section 2281 which requires that the Secretary of Defense ensures the continued sustainment and operation of GPS for military and civilian purposes and 51 USC Section 50112, which requires that GPS complies with certain standards and facilitates international cooperation. The GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program procures and fields a modernized satellite command and control (C2) system which replaces the current ground control system for all legacy and new GPS satellites. OCX implements a modern flexible architecture with built-in robust information assurance to address emerging cyber threats. The Air Force is taking a block approach to develop OCX with each block delivering upgrades as they become available. The OCX program of record consists of 2 block deliverables: Block 1, and Block 2. OCX Block 0, a subset of Block 1, will allow OCX to support the launch and checkout of GPS III satellites. OCX Block 1 replaces the existing legacy GPS C2 system and fields the operational capability to control all legacy satellites (GPS IIR, IIR-M, and IIF) and control existing signals (L1 C/A, L1P(Y), L2P(Y)). OCX Block 1 also adds the operational capability to command and control the GPS III satellites and the modernized civil signals (L2C and L5).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA613514

Entities

People

  • William Cooley

Organizations

  • Air Force Space Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Assurance
  • Navigation
  • Network Protocols
  • Spacecraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites