Ground control station

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The inside of the RQ-7A Shadow 200 GCS

A ground control station (GCS) is a land- or sea-based control center that provides the facilities for human control of unmanned vehicles in the air or in space. A GCS could be used to control unmanned aerial vehicles or rockets within or above the atmosphere.

See also

• UAV
• Shadow 200 TUAV
• Mission Control Center
• Rocket launch

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