The Gamma-Ray Cherenkov Telescope, An End-To End Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Prototype Proposed For The Cherenkov Telescope Array

The GCT (Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope) is a dual-minor prototype of Small-Sized-Telescopes proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) and made by an Australian-Dutch-French-German-Indian-Japanese-UK-US consortium. The integration of this end-to-end telescope was achieved in 2015. On-site tests and measurements of the first Cherenkov images on the night sky began on November 2015. This contribution describes the telescope and plans for the pre-production and a large scale production within CTA.