Integral Systems to Upgrade GOES N-P Ground System

LANHAM, Md., Jan. 18, 2007/Satnews Daily/ ― The GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) N-P Program has awarded Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) a contract modification to upgrade a number of ground command and control subsystems.

Integral Systems is a subcontractor to BSSI (Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.) of El Segundo, CA, prime contractor to NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, for the development and manufacture of the GOES satellites.

The GOES N-P Ground System has been used throughout the spacecraft life-cycle from factory integration and test, through the recent launch of GOES-N, to the present on orbit operations. Integral Systems said the system upgrade will provide enhanced capability and includes upgrades to the GTACS (Ground Telemetry and Command System), the MRS&S [MDL (Multi-Use Data Link) Receive System and Server], the GAIM (GTACS Archive Interface Machine), and the OATS (Orbit and Attitude Tracking System).

Steven Walsh, Integral Systems' GOES N-P Ground System project manager, said his company is pleased to continue to be a valued partner with BSSI on the GOES N-P Program team. “This is a significant add-on to the GOES N-P contract with BSSI and is a direct result of our many program achievements, including the recent successful launch and support for GOES-N,” he said.

GOES N-P is the next generation of GOES environmental satellites. The primary purpose of the GOES mission is the continuous monitoring of the Earth's weather systems, producing imaging data products that are a primary source of meteorological data for the Western Hemisphere. In addition, GOES includes instruments to monitor the space and solar environments.

GOES satellite operations are conducted by NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) based in Suitland, MD. Integral Systems has been a key supplier for the NOAA GOES program since 1984, and this new contract modification extends Integral Systems' involvement through 2007.

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