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Integral Systems Awarded Contract to Support Taiwan's Argo, Formosat Satellites |
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LANHAM, Md., Jan. 8, 2007/Satnews Daily/ ― Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) has been awarded a sole-source contract to upgrade Taiwan's NSPO's (National Space Organization's) existing mission operations system to simultaneously operate the NSPO's new Argo satellite and the existing FORMOSAT-2 and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC spacecraft.
Integral Systems said it will also support the NSPO in training operations and maintenance personnel, as well as support integration, testing, and simulation activities related to the launch and early orbit operations of the Argo mission.
“We're proud to have been involved in NSPO's space program since its inception with ROCSAT-1 (FORMOSAT-1),” said Stuart Daughtridge, executive vice president of the Commercial Division at Integral Systems.
The contract calls for Integral Systems to provide all of the software required to fly Argo and FORMOSAT-2 and -3, including commanding, telemetry processing, orbit analysis, scheduling, and tracking station automation, using one single command and control system. The core software is based on Integral Systems' EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) with some customized add-ons.
Taiwan's NSPO originated in October 1991 as the National Space Program Office, intended to carry out Taiwan's first-stage plan of a 15-year “Space Technology Long-Term Developmental Program” approved by its Executive Yuen. NSPO acts as an execution organization for Taiwan's space program and integration capability for large, high-tech systems.
The NSPO's purpose is to develop Taiwan's space technology development infrastructure, as well as competitive resources that would benefit Taiwan's space application industries for future international space markets.
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