Kratos ISI to Provide Turnkey Ground
Segment Solution for Indonesia's PT
Telkom
Aug. 13, 2013
Kratos Integral Systems
International has been awarded a
contract by PT Telekomunikasi
Indonesia, Tbk. (Telkom) to
deliver an integrated system for
Telkom's Backup Satellite
Control Station. The system
will provide simultaneous telemetry,
tracking and command for two of Telkom's
satellites, along with the capability to
expand to support future Telkom
satellites.
Telkom selected Kratos ISI's EPOCHTM
Integrated Product Suite (IPS) Fleet
Management System to support Telkom's
satellite fleet. EPOCH IPS is a
hardware-independent, database-driven,
open architecture satellite fleet
management system capable of controlling
an array of satellites with a minimal
number of personnel. Because EPOCH can
support multiple satellites
simultaneously from a single ground
system, it will help maximize Telkom's
investment by providing an upgrade path
to operate any combination of satellite
platforms and ground assets in the
future.
Kratos ISI will provide the backup
satellite Command and Control system
along with the antenna to support the
two Telkom satellites, Telkom-1 and
Telkom-2. Telkom-1 is a Lockheed Martin
A2100 satellite and Telkom-2 is an
Orbital STAR-2 satellite. The system
will use two existing five meter C-band
antennas, and Kratos ISI will add a new
nine meter C-band antenna as part of
this contract.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome
Telkom as a new EPOCH IPS customer,"
said James Kramer,
Senior Vice President of Kratos ISI. "Kratos
has experience fielding end-to-end
ground systems in
Indonesia and other Asian
markets, and EPOCH IPS has proven
capabilities in operating satellites of
the same design as the two Telkom
satellites."
"TELKOM is very pleased to be working
with Kratos ISI. This is good momentum
for Telkom to use open system technology
for all operational TELKOM satellites,"
said Irwan Mahry GM Satellite of Telkom.
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