Designed to work with OS/COMET®, GC/Tool provides a satellite ground station with the capability to monitor and control ground station hardware devices. GC/Tool integrates COTS ground hardware with OS/COMET® such that the mature services offered by OS/COMET® for spacecraft monitor and control are leveraged for ground hardware monitor and control. With GC/Tool, a consistent look-and-feel is offered to the operator for all ground operations.

Ground station development, integration, and testing
Ground station control and monitor
Ground system training and simulation
Ground system operational readiness verification
Real-time system operations

Due to the open architecture of GC/Tool, OS/COMET® is not tied to a particular hardware platform, as in the case of other TT&C COTS products. This flexibility allows plug-and-play of hardware components and GC/Tool device drivers without impacting OS/COMET®