AsiaSat Awards Integral Systems Contract to Provide Command and Control System for AsiaSat 7

June 20, 2011

Integral Systems, Inc., has been awarded a contract by AsiaSat to provide its industry leading EPOCH Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software to manage the AsiaSat 7 satellite, a Space Systems/Loral LS1300 satellite bus.

The contract expands the number of AsiaSat satellites being managed by EPOCH IPS to five, with these satellites supplied by three different satellite manufacturers, demonstrating the flexibility and ease of use of EPOCH IPS to manage satellite fleets no matter the configuration or size.

"EPOCH IPS is an advanced and truly integrated satellite command and control and fleet management system. Under a single system, we are able to perform our satellite operation functions in a very efficient manner and enjoy great flexibility while we expand our satellite fleet to provide a broader range of services to customers," said Dr. Ya Chiu, Vice President, Technical Operations of AsiaSat.

"AsiaSat has relied on EPOCH IPS to manage their fleet of state-of-the-art satellites," said James Kramer, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Civil and Commercial Group at Integral Systems. "The addition of AsiaSat 7 is a testament to the partnership we have built with AsiaSat and EPOCH IPS, which has duly earned the reputation for being the world’s leading satellite command and control and fleet management solution."

AsiaSat 7 is a high performance satellite designed with a C and Ku band payload for the provision of fixed satellite services for television broadcast, telephone networks and VSAT networks for broadband multimedia services across the Asia Pacific. The satellite is built on a Space Systems/Loral 1300 series platform, currently scheduled for launch in the 4th quarter of this year.