Integral Systems, Inc.
today announced a contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial
Space Systems (LMCSS) that expanded Integral’s existing JCSAT-9 satellite
control system contract to include the JCSAT-10 satellite. LMCSS was able to
take advantage of EPOCH’S flexible design to offer a low-cost, no-risk
solution for the JCSAT-10 satellite control system that will be fully
integrated with the JCSAT-9 system.
The system will incorporate several elements of Integral Systems’ EPOCH
IPS (integrated product suite) product line to provide complete real-time
command and control system as well as automated scheduling, procedure
execution, offline trending and analysis functions, and flight dynamics. In
addition, LMCSS has selected Integral’s Status and Control (S&C) System for
monitoring and controlling the JCSAT-10 ground station antenna and RF
equipment. The S&C System will be provided through Integral’s Newpoint
Technology division of Salem, NH, and will be based on the COMPASS product.
“We are pleased to expand our relationship with both Lockheed Martin, one
of the world’s premiere satellite manufacturing companies, and with JSAT
Corporation, the largest satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region,” said
Stuart Daughtridge, Vice President of the Commercial Division at Integral
Systems. “Our proven EPOCH system provides LMCSS and JSAT a state of the art,
integrated solution that meets the combined requirements for the JCSAT-9 and
10 programs and gives JSAT a consolidated satellite control solution for the
operations of these and future satellites,” he added.
Integral Systems also has supplied satellite ground systems to NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration), the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Loral Skynet, NEWskies
Satellites, Echostar, Sirius Satellite Radio, Binariang Satellite Systems,
Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd., SATMEX, GE Americom, Optus, ChinaSat,
EOSAT, PanAmSat, BSAT, Alcatel, TRW, and ROCSAT (Republic of China) among
others.
About LMCSS:
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, based in Newtown, Pa., markets,
designs and builds geostationary and non-geostationary telecommunications
satellites for customers worldwide. LMCSS is an operating unit of Lockheed
Martin Space Systems Company, one of the core business areas of the Lockheed
Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin has a 41-year heritage of building
reliable spacecraft for commercial and military customers, having launched
more than 875 spacecraft and clocking nearly 1,500 years of on-orbit
performance experience.
About Integral Systems:
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite
ground 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 and control, the EPOCH IPS
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 as well as a full motion tracking antennas.
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 380 employees working at Company headquarters in
Lanham, Maryland, and at other locations in both the U.S. and Europe.
Except for statements of historical facts, this news release may contain
forward-looking statements about the Company. The forward-looking statements
appearing in this news release are subject to risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to differ materially from such statements, 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.