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Integral Will Support SkyTerra’s 1 + 2 With EPOCH Software.
Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: ISYS), has made an agreement with Telesat of Ottawa, Canada, under which Integral will deliver its EPOCH Integrated Product Suite (IPS) of satellite command and control software to support the SkyTerra1 and SkyTerra2 satellites under construction by Boeing.
With this contract, Telesat adds to an existing EPOCH control system currently supporting nine satellites it owns and operates. The SkyTerra satellites will be the 15th and 16th Boeing 702 satellites supported by EPOCH IPS, and the 23rd Telesat satellite program supported by Integral Systems.
In addition to delivering command and control software for SkyTerra satellites, Integral Systems is implementing a complete set of executable operating procedures for the satellite bus based on Boeing’s Recommended Operating Procedures. These automated procedures are implemented using Integral Systems’ Automated Real-Time Execution Suite (ARES) procedure platform that delivers the capability to rapidly develop and execute complex spacecraft command procedures. Telesat’s experienced operations staff will provide payload procedures and perform validation of the bus and payload procedures to ensure operational readiness. Telesat will assume operational control of the SkyTerra satellites at completion of in-orbit testing.