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Range safety tracking and data processing system

  • US 5,689,420 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1995
  • Issued: 11/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for providing status information of an airborne vehicle to control flight, initiate destruct commands, and provide data to ground stations, said system comprising:

  • a receiver on board said airborne vehicle for receiving navigation signals from global positioning satellites (GPS);

    at least one computer on board said airborne vehicle, connected to said receiver and interfaced with preexisting on board computers, sensors, and data packages, for determining status information of said airborne vehicle and formatting said status information into EFG EFG earth centered coordinates; and

    a "C" band transceiver on board said airborne vehicle and connected to said at least one computer for transmitting said formatted status information to a ground station.

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