Company to Provide System to Monitor the Performance of SBIRS-High, A Satellite-Based Ballistic Missile Detection System
Integral Systems, Inc.
today announced that Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division in
Azusa, CA has awarded the company the contract for development of the SBIRS-
High (Spaced-Based Infrared System) Payload Diagnostic System (SPDS). SBIRS-
High is the high-Earth orbiting component of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based
Infrared System, a fleet of advanced satellites that will become the primary
initial warning system for ballistic missile attacks. SPDS is based on
Integral’s EPOCH 2000(TM) command and control software product line, which is
used worldwide for satellite and payload integration, testing, and mission
operations. When completed, SPDS will monitor the satellite’s instrument
payload to determine its performance, detect anomalies, and when necessary
generate corrective actions.
“We are very excited and very proud that our product solutions are now a
part of a system that is so vital to our national defense,” said Donald Mack,
Vice President of Integral’s Integration and Test Division. He added, “Our
customer recognized that EPOCH’s capability and our unmatched experience will
result in a system that will reduce development risk and cost.”
About Integral Systems
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite
systems and has supported over 190 different satellite missions for
communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. The
Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial-Off-
The-Shelf) software products for satellite command & control, the EPOCH 2000
product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial
applications with successful installations on 5 continents. The Company also
offers products and services for satellite integration and test and payload
data processing.
In addition to the SKYLIGHT satellite ground terminals, the Company’s
subsidiary, SAT Corporation, provides satellite and terrestrial communications
signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users throughout the
world. Through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also
provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite operators
and telecommunications firms. The Company’s RT Logic subsidiary builds
telemetry processing systems for military applications including tracking
stations, control centers and range operations. Integral Systems has
approximately 350 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham,
Maryland, and at other locations in the U.S. and Europe. For more
information, visit http://www.integ.com.
Except for statements of historical facts, this news release contains
forward-looking statements about the Company. Such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including the Company’s reliance on contracts and
subcontracts funded by the U.S. government, intense competition in the ground
systems industry, the competitive bidding process to which the Company’s
government and commercial contracts are subject, the Company’s dependence on
the satellite industry for most of its revenues, rapid technological changes
in the satellite industry, the Company’s acquisition strategy and those other
risks noted in the Company’s SEC filings. The Company assumes no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements appearing in this news
release.
