Integral Systems Europe to Support EUMETSAT’s Polar Mission Control System for the Next 15 Years
Integral Systems Europe (ISE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) , announced today that it has signed a yearly renewable contract to support the Polar Mission Control System (MCS) over the next 15 years with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
Integral Systems Europe delivered the MCS as a subcontract to Thales Alenia Space. The MCS includes four systems at two different sites and has been in operation since October 2005. This long-term agreement is a direct contract with EUMETSAT.
“Following the successful launch and commissioning of the Metop-A satellite, and based on this positive experience, we are pleased that ISE will provide long-term direct support to the Metop MCS,” said Yves Buhler, Head of the Maintenance and Engineering Division in EUMETSAT’s Operations Department.
“We are extremely proud to become a long-term partner to EUMETSAT as a result of our performance providing the Metop MCS,” said Bruno Dupas, President of Integral Systems Europe. “We look forward to working with EUMETSAT to expand the MCS for future missions.”
About Integral Systems
Integral Systems, Inc., applies more than 25 years experience developing innovative satellite communication systems for its government and commercial customers. Integral provides cost-effective solutions for ground, air, and space communications by integrating solutions from its subsidiary companies – SAT Corporation, Newpoint Technologies, Inc., Integral Systems Europe, RT Logic, and Lumistar. Customers have relied on the Integral family of companies to deliver on time and on budget for more than 250 satellite missions. Our dedication to customer service has solidified long-term relationships with the U.S. Air Force, NASA, NOAA and nearly every satellite operator in the world. Integral Systems, Inc. is listed in Forbes’ Top 200 Small Companies in America for 2008. For more information visit www.integ.com.
About Integral Systems Europe (ISE)
Founded in 2001, Integral Systems Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. serving Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. For more information, visit http://www.integ-europe.com/.
About EUMETSAT
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany, currently with 21 European Member States (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom) and nine Cooperating States (Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic).
EUMETSAT is operating the geostationary satellites Meteosat-8 and -9 over Europe and Africa, and Meteosat-6 and -7 over the Indian Ocean.
Metop-A, the first European polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, was launched in October 2006 and has been delivering operational data since 15 May 2007.
The Jason-2 ocean altimetry satellite, launched on 20 June 2008, has added ocean surface topography to the missions EUMETSAT conducts.
The data, products and services from EUMETSAT’s satellites make a significant contribution to weather forecasting and to the monitoring of the global climate.
For more information, visit www.eumetsat.int.
