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System for intercepting hostile aircraft
Ground-controlled interception (GCI) is an air defence tactic whereby one or more radar stations or other observational stations are linked to a command
Ground-controlled interception
Ground-controlled_interception
Topics referred to by the same term
Ground control may refer to: Air traffic control, in charge of the controlled areas on an airport Mission control center, responsible for spaceflight
Ground_control
1969 song by David Bowie
comment on the unusual vocabulary in the lyrics, such as "Ground Control" rather than "Mission Control", "space ship" rather than "rocket", "engines on" rather
Space_Oddity
2000 video game
Ground Control is a real-time tactics video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Sierra Studios, released for Microsoft Windows in
Ground_Control_(video_game)
1998 film by Richard Howard
Ground Control (Jet) is a 1998 American disaster thriller film directed by Richard Howard and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce McGill, Kristy Swanson
Ground_Control_(film)
2004 video game
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus is a 2004 real-time tactics video game developed by Massive Entertainment. It is a sequel to Ground Control, the award-winning
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Ground_Control_II:_Operation_Exodus
Service to direct pilots of aircraft
traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace
Air_traffic_control
2021 studio album by Rudimental
Ground Control is the fourth studio album by English drum and bass band Rudimental, released on 3 September 2021 through Asylum Records. It is their final
Ground_Control_(album)
Type of service provided by air-traffic controllers
In aviation, a ground-controlled approach (GCA) is a type of service provided by air-traffic controllers whereby they guide aircraft to a safe landing
Ground-controlled_approach
Japanese light novel series and its franchise
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (Japanese: 電波女と青春男, Hepburn: Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko; lit. 'Electrowave Girl and Youthful Boy') is a Japanese
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
Ground_Control_to_Psychoelectric_Girl
Control system for drones
UAV ground control station (GCS) is a land- or sea-based control centre that provides the facilities for human control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs
UAV_ground_control_station
2000 video game
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy is an expansion pack to the real-time tactics video game Ground Control released in 2000, developed by Massive Entertainment
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy
Ground_Control:_Dark_Conspiracy
American unmanned aerial vehicle
ground control by humans. The MQ-9 is a larger, heavier, more capable aircraft than the earlier General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and can be controlled by
General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper
Ground-based elements of a spacecraft system
primary elements of a ground segment are: Ground (or Earth) stations, which provide radio interfaces with spacecraft Mission control (or operations) centers
Ground_segment
British drum and bass band
D. On 18 June 2021, Rudimental announced their fourth studio album Ground Control alongside the fourth single "Straight from the Heart" featuring Nørskov
Rudimental
Russian global navigation satellite system
satellites. The ephemerides are updated every 30 minutes using data from the Ground Control segment; they use Earth-centered, Earth-fixed (ECEF) Cartesian coordinates
GLONASS
Facility with a runway for aircraft
control centers visual observation can also be used, as most aircraft near a terminal control center are either taking off or landing. Ground control
Airport
Initial American crewed spaceflight program (1958–1963)
designed to be controlled from the ground via the Manned Space Flight Network, a system of tracking and communications stations; back-up controls were outfitted
Project_Mercury
Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle
Forces and export markets. The aircraft are monitored and controlled by an aircrew in a ground control station, including weapons employment. The development
Baykar_Bayraktar_TB2
Swedish video game developer
The studio is known for Tom Clancy's The Division, The Division 2, Ground Control, and World in Conflict. Massive Entertainment was founded in 1997 by
Massive_Entertainment
1st episode of the 6th season of Legends of Tomorrow
"Ground Control to Sara Lance" is the first episode of the sixth season and eighty-third episode overall of the American science fiction television series
Ground_Control_to_Sara_Lance
Area at an airport used by aircraft for parking, loading, fueling, and maintenance
between the users. Apron control allocates aircraft parking stands (gates) and communicates this information to tower or ground control and to airline handling
Airport_apron
AN/MPN-1 ground control radar AN/MPN-2 ground control radar AN/MPN-3 ground control radar AN/MPN-5 ground control radar AN/MPN-11 ground control radar AN/MPN-13/14
List_of_radars
David Bowie character
with a panicked Ground Control attempting to contact him; the spinning Major Tom is either the reality of the situation, or Ground Control's imagination.
Major_Tom
Range of techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial arts
sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds. Grappling contests often involve takedowns and ground control, and may end when a contestant
Grappling
Direction of close air support
provisions for Air Ground Control Parties to serve with the United States Army at the division, corps, and Army headquarters. The Air Ground Control Parties functions
Forward_air_control
Air missions coordinated with ground combat
developed effective air-ground coordination techniques by the conflict's end. New techniques, such as the use of forward air control to guide CAS aircraft
Close_air_support
Family of unmanned aerial vehicles
The UAS consists of four aircraft or "air vehicles" with sensors, a ground control station (GCS), and a primary satellite link communication suite. Powered
General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predator
Coordinate transformation of raster or vector dataset in geographic space
involves identifying a sample of several ground control points (GCPs) with known locations on the image and the ground, then using curve fitting techniques
Georeferencing
1995 film by Ron Howard
filters run out, concentration of the gas approaches a dangerous level. Ground control improvises a "Rube Goldberg" device to make the Command Module's incompatible
Apollo_13_(film)
Canadian space transportation company
in September 2022. The site is slated to include a 10 to 15 metre-tall control centre and rocket assembly facility, with a launch pad positioned 2.4 kilometres
Maritime_Launch_Services
Pakistani UAV
command and control mechanism installed in a truck that records the feedback sent by the drone comes along the Uqab system. Ground Control Station is a
GIDS_Uqab
Long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle
from a ground control station, or a combination of both. It can autonomously return to base and land in case of lost communication with the ground station
IAI_Heron
First human spaceflight in history
spy on landing. The entire mission would be controlled by either automatic systems or by ground control. This was because medical staff and spacecraft
Vostok_1
American satellite-based radio navigation service
position. The control segment (CS) is composed of: a master control station (MCS), an alternative master control station, four dedicated ground antennas,
Global_Positioning_System
Series of all-weather interceptor aircraft
role, the F-94 proved to have less endurance and greater reliance upon Ground Control Interception methods than some of its piston-engined predecessors. Beyond
Lockheed_F-94_Starfire
Unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator built by General Atomics
system. The Avenger will use the same ground support infrastructure as the MQ-1 and MQ-9, including the ground control station and existing communications
General_Atomics_MQ-20_Avenger
Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
already-established General Atomics ground stations, such as the Certifiable Ground Control Station (CGCS) or Block 30 Ground Control Station. Use of the SC2 System
General_Atomics_Mojave
Russian radio telescopes
Radio Astronomy Station The Soviet/Russian Deep Space Network Russian Ground Control Stations Don P. Mitchel. Soviet Telemetry Systems. Deep-Space Communication
RT-64
1962 Soviet human spaceflights into low Earth orbit
the human body to function in conditions of weightlessness, test the ground control capability to launch and manage two separate, concurrent flights, and
Vostok_3_and_4
the telemetry link between the vehicle and the ground, and overseeing the uplink command and control processes. The position was formed from the combination
List of NASA's flight control positions
List_of_NASA's_flight_control_positions
Aircraft without any human pilot on board
importance of elements other than the aircraft. It includes elements such as ground control stations, data links and other support equipment. Similar terms are
Unmanned_aerial_vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicles
single Anka system consists of three air vehicles (A/V), a ground control station (GCS), a ground data terminal (GDT), an automatic take-off and landing system
TAI_Anka
CHL alerted Ground-controlled interception stations. In 1940, systems similar to 1.5 meter CHL were adapted to produce the Ground-Controlled Intercept (GCI)
Radar_in_World_War_II
Military unit
Rebešovice Ground Control Intercept 1 - Tuřany radar station Ground Control Intercept 2 - Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí radar station Ground Control Intercept
Czechoslovak_Air_Force
Unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft system
eleven Warrior systems, each of these units having twelve UAVs and five ground control stations. With an expected total program cost of $1 billion, the aircraft
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
General_Atomics_MQ-1C_Gray_Eagle
employed by the Bundeswehr (German Army). The UAV can be radio-controlled via a portable control station, or fly according to previously set GPS coordinates
EMT_Aladin
1986 film by Harry Winer
switch to send a morse code signal to NASA, but it is not noticed by ground control. Andie is too big to reach the oxygen cylinders, so Max suits up for
SpaceCamp
1990 EP by Alice in Chains
sought-after collector's item amongst Alice in Chains fans. Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine, reviewing Alice in Chains's discography, wrote: For anyone
We_Die_Young
American unmanned aerial vehicle
relays video in real time via a C-band line-of-sight data link to the ground control station (GCS). The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment at
AAI_RQ-7_Shadow
Electronic flight control system
flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to electronic signals, and flight control computers
Fly-by-wire
has used ground-based radars for anti-aircraft artillery fire control, long range early warning, Ground-controlled interception (GCI), ground directed
List of ground-based radars used by the United States Marine Corps
List_of_ground-based_radars_used_by_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
British video game company
and Solaris Books in 2009. On 14 July 2009, the company purchased the Ground Control, Empire Earth, Lords of Magic and Lords of the Realm franchises from
Rebellion_Developments
United States military unit
squadron. The squadron provides aerial surveillance, air traffic control, ground-controlled intercept, and aviation data-link connectivity for the I Marine
Marine_Air_Control_Squadron_1
Northern Irish guitarist (born 1981)
boost) Boss Super Overdrive Boss Blues Driver He uses a Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro controller to bring up presets for each of the band's songs, and
Nathan_Connolly
Terrestrial radio station for communication with spacecraft
function, program or organization. Ground station networks include: United States Space Force Satellite Control Network (SCN) NASA Near Space Network
Ground_station
Aerospace manufacturer in Maryland, US
than 2,000. AAI's products and services include unmanned aircraft and ground control technologies; training and simulation systems; automated aerospace test
AAI_Corporation
2010 aviation accident in Russia
supposed to inform the ground control of their decision to land before passing the decision altitude, and that the ground control was supposed to allow
Smolensk_air_disaster
Type of vehicle
infrared technology. Unmanned ground vehicles are generally considered Remote-Operated or Autonomous, although Supervisory Control is a combination of autonomous
Unmanned_ground_vehicle
Man-machine interface concept for cockpit design
divide their attention between the primary controls and other systems. Apart from the cockpit, the ground control stations (GCS) used by drone operators also
HOTAS
Fighting style
many successful fighters rely heavily on submission techniques and ground control. According to the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF)
Submission_wrestling
1990 American crewed spaceflight to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope
array could not be deployed through ground control. The array eventually came free and unfurled through ground control while McCandless and Sullivan were
STS-31
Topics referred to by the same term
aircraft on the battlefield Ground-controlled interception, a system for directing military aircraft from a central ground base This disambiguation page
Air_control
Modular space station in low Earth orbit
spacecraft's docking to the ISS, navigation and attitude control (GNC) is handed over to the ground control of the spacecraft's country of origin. GNC is set
International_Space_Station
million. The ProtoStar I ground control system is in Singapore and will be operated by SingTel. For ProtoStar II the primary control system will be installed
ProtoStar
Unmanned aerial combat vehicle
and can carry about 100–150 kg in armaments, depending on model. The ground control station of Mohajer-6 has 200–500 km range. It has a maximum speed of
Qods_Mohajer-6
U.S. Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a United States Army facility that neighbors Aberdeen and Edgewood, Maryland. Aberdeen Proving Ground was formed in 1917
Aberdeen_Proving_Ground
2006 American UAV
is dark with night vision technology. The Ground Control Station (GCS), the Desert Hawk III's remote control system, is a large briefcase that contains
Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III
Lockheed_Martin_Desert_Hawk_III
Military unit
Control Squadron 2 (MACS-2) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron. The squadron provides aerial surveillance, Ground-controlled
Marine_Air_Control_Squadron_2
Musical artist
He played with his brother Sander in the Dutch crossover metal band Ground Control from 1995 to 2001, and released 2 demos and one album. About the recordings
Jochem_Jacobs
Air traffic control measure that slows the flow of an aircraft inbound to an airport
A ground stop is an air traffic control procedure that requires all aircraft that fit certain criteria to remain on the ground. This could be airport-specific
Ground_stop
Unmanned air vehicle by Boeing Insitu
II. It weighs 121 lb (55 kg) and flew for 2 hours. It was controlled by a new ground control system meant to integrate dissimilar UAV systems. The Block
Boeing_Insitu_RQ-21_Blackjack
1983 American small battlefield drone
recovery. The Ground Control System(GCS) was also mounted on the back of a 5-ton truck and provided room for three operators to control the mission. The
Lockheed_MQM-105_Aquila
Unmanned aerial vehicle in South Africa
open-architecture Ground Control Station (GCS) and employs colour displays, computerised workstations and electronic maps. A smaller Tactical Ground Control station
Denel_Dynamics_Seeker
Type of aircraft
camera that relays video in real time via a C-band LOS data link to the ground control station (GCS). Powered by a 4-stroke, fuel injected gasoline engine
AeroVironment_T-20
Former football stadium of West Ham United FC
The Boleyn Ground, more often referred to as Upton Park, was a football stadium in Upton Park, East London, England. It was the home of West Ham United
Boleyn_Ground
Topics referred to by the same term
Ground radar (cf. airborne radar system) is a radar positioned on the ground and used for air defense (e.g., ground-controlled interception), command guidance
Ground_radar
Military unit
Air Control Squadron 4 (MACS-4) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron that provides aerial surveillance, Ground-controlled
Marine_Air_Control_Squadron_4
2001 greatest hits album by Alice in Chains
lower-priced, ten-track sampler of Alice in Chains' career." Bill Adams of Ground Control Magazine questioned the integrity of the album, writing in his review
Greatest Hits (Alice in Chains album)
Greatest_Hits_(Alice_in_Chains_album)
Earth observation satellite
Low Earth Orbit. The MBRSC ground station in Dubai, UAE, will support KhalifaSat and its functions from Earth. The ground system includes three main subsystems:
KhalifaSat
Unmanned aerial vehicle in the British Army
facilities at Boscombe Down airfield, ground training facilities and simulators at the School of Artillery, ground control stations, development and testing
Thales_Watchkeeper_WK450
Type of radar guidance system
further guidance is advisory only. The overall concept is known as ground-controlled approach (GCA), and this name was also used to refer to the radar
Precision_approach_radar
United States civil defense organizations
filter centers and the information was relayed to Air Defense Command ground control interception centers. By 1952 the GOC program was expanded into Operation
Ground_Observer_Corps
Species of flowering plant in the celery family
commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from
Aegopodium_podagraria
Squadron in U.S. Marine Corps
and control squadron. The squadron provided aerial surveillance and ground-controlled interception and saw action the Vietnam War. They were last based
Marine_Air_Control_Squadron_9
Description of radar types, purposes and specifications
Warning (EW) Radar Radar Systems Ground Control Intercept (GCI) Radar Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Airborne ground surveillance (AGS) Over-the-Horizon
List_of_radar_types
Defense satellite communications project
provide enhanced tracking for the Satellite Control Network users. This site also includes a GPS Ground Antenna site. Guam Tracking Station (GTS), Guam;
Satellite_Control_Network
Unmanned vehicle communication protocol
Public License (LGPL). It is used mostly for communication between a Ground Control Station (GCS) and unmanned vehicles, and in the inter-communication
MAVLink
Third crewed mission to Skylab
ground control. Both Carr and Gibson stated that this event partially contributed to a discussion on December 30, 1973, in which the crew and ground control
Skylab_4
Military unit
capabilities for control and coordination of aircraft operating in direct support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Operations. Marine Ground Control Intercept
Marine_Air_Support_Squadron_6
A controlled ground water area (CGWA) is a category defined by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) of the state of Montana. A
Controlled_Ground_Water_Area
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite system operated by the French space agency CNES
The SPOT system includes a series of satellites and ground control resources for satellite control and programming, image production, and distribution
SPOT_(satellite)
Facility that manages aerospace vehicle flights
the vehicle using ground stations. Personnel supporting the mission from an MCC can include representatives of the attitude control system, power, propulsion
Mission_control_center
1960 weather satellite
Exhibition List Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine TIROS 1 & 2 Ground Control Canter at Camp Evans - preserved by InfoAge Science History Center Published
TIROS-1
2000 film by Clint Eastwood
discovers that the satellite control system was stolen from Bob's files by the KGB, and without a control signal from the ground via the damaged uplink, the
Space_Cowboys
Japanese light novel author
is a Japanese writer and light novel author, best known for creating Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl and the yuri series Adachi and Shimamura, both
Hitoma_Iruma
Military unit
XVIII Airborne Corps of Fort Bragg), both Forward Air Control groups which arrange air support to ground forces. It also directs the 820th Base Defense Group
93rd Air-Ground Operations Wing
93rd_Air-Ground_Operations_Wing
U.S. military operation to provide air support in Southeast Asia from 1965 to 1973
air support directly to ground combat operations in Vietnam. The conventional bombing campaign was supported by ground-control-radar detachments of the
Operation_Arc_Light
Earth observation microsatellite
Xenon and 7 kg is hydrazine. The satellite is ground controlled by IAI in Israel. The Israeli mission control is linked to two sub-stations in charge of
VENμS
Topics referred to by the same term
Abe's Exoddus, a 1998 video game Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, a 2004 real-time tactical game in the Ground Control series Ultima III: Exodus, a 1983
Exodus
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in coarse meal, Old English grūt, Old Norse grautr ‘porridge’.
Boy/Male
Norse
Growing.
Girl/Female
Swedish
Defender of man.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : nickname for a plump person, from Middle English, Old French rond, rund ‘fat’, ‘round’ (Latin rotundus).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bond
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : nickname for a vain or haughty man, from Middle English prod, prud ‘proud’ (late Old English prūd, from the oblique form of Old French proz).
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Spear Protector
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Grounds.Perhaps an Americanized form of German Grund.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Round.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gold.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English p(o)und ‘enclosure (especially for confining animals)’; a topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure in which animals were kept, or a metonymic occupational name for an official responsible for rounding up stray animals and placing them in a pound.Probably a translation of German Pfund or the North German cognate Pund.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. There are four farms so named in Warwickshire, one in Oxfordshire, and one in Worcestershire, and the surname is most probably derived from one of these.
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Hrafn the Foolish.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Basil, Goddess Radha, Tulsi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably a variant of Mount.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : probably a Middle English metathesized form of the Old French personal name Gondri, Gundric (see Gundry).
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Thori.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Brand 1.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear Defender
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps an occupational name for a maker of bottles or cups, from Old French gourde ‘water vessel’, ‘flask’, but possibly of the same derivation as 2.French : from Old French gourd ‘heavy’, ‘dull’, ‘sluggish’, hence a nickname for a slow lumbering person.
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
Male
Gaelic
Short form of Gaelic Fionnbarra, BARRA means "fair-headed." Compare with feminine Barra.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Liveliness; Energy
Boy/Male
Indian
Fish
Boy/Male
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Murugan
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
One who is economical thrifty
Girl/Female
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
A Singer; Not Bent
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fruitful, Prolific
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Five Faced; Lord Hanuman
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Reviver of the Faith
Boy/Male
Hindu
Winter Moon
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL
imp. & p. p.
of Ground
v. t.
To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
v. t.
To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
n.
An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians.
adv.
On all sides; around.
n.
Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
imp. & p. p.
of Grind
n.
Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
a.
Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note.
adv. & a.
On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
a.
Round.
n.
That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of applause.
v. t.
To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
prep.
On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass.
a.
Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.
v. t.
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
n.
Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden round" [the crown].
v. i.
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
v. t.
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.