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KSC Launch Processing System
Ground Support SystemGround Processing Computer● Retired (replaced by EGS)
MASS
N/A (facility system) kg
POWER
N/A W
REDUNDANCY
Dual-redundant consoles
RAD HARDENED
No (ground-based)
FIRST USE
Jan 1979
KSC Launch Processing System is a ground support system system manufactured by IBM / NASA. It features dual-redundant consoles redundancy.
ABOUT KSC LAUNCH PROCESSING SYSTEM
The Launch Processing System (LPS) at Kennedy Space Center was the ground-based computer system that managed Space Shuttle checkout and launch operations. It interfaced with the shuttle avionics through hardline connections in the Mobile Launcher Platform. The system was replaced by the modern Exploration Ground Systems for SLS.
OPERATING PRINCIPLE
Distributed minicomputer network for automated countdown sequencing and vehicle health monitoring
VEHICLES USING THIS SYSTEM
Space ShuttleSLS (legacy infrastructure)
SPECIFICATIONS
| CATEGORY | Ground Support System |
| TYPE | Ground Processing Computer |
| MANUFACTURER | IBM / NASA |
| MASS | N/A (facility system) kg |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | N/A W |
| REDUNDANCY | Dual-redundant consoles |
| RADIATION HARDENED | No (ground-based) |
| ACCURACY | N/A |
| FIRST USE | January 1, 1979 |
| STATUS | Retired (replaced by EGS) |
DETAILED SPECS
| CONSOLE_TYPE | Firing Room |
| LOCATION | LC-39 LCC |
| REPLACEMENT | Exploration Ground Systems |
