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LANHAM, Md., November 11, 2003. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded the DASS (Distress Alerting Satellite System) Antenna System contract to Integral System's Antenna Systems Division. The competitively won award includes delivery of four 4.27m full motion tracking antennas for receiving rescue beacon signals that are relayed through GPS and low earth orbiting weather satellites. The DASS Antenna Systems are fully automated and will be located on the roof of Building 28 at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD
DASS is a national program that will use GPS satellites to relay distress signals from maritime, aviation, and land-based beacons. The DASS Local User Terminal being developed at GSFC will initially support the proof-of-concept phase for the DASS System Development and will become part of the operational system.
"The DASS win is important for the Antenna Systems Division. It represents the space industry's confidence in Integral Systems' newest division," said Joe Valvano, Integral's Antenna Systems Division General Manager. "We are proud that NASA has chosen Integral Systems to participate in the critical role they play protecting the lives of those who may fall victim to air and sea accidents."
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a provider of satellite ground systems and has supported over 190 different satellite missions for communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. The Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial Off- the-Shelf) software products for satellite command and control, the EPOCH product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial applications with successful installations on five continents. The Company also offers products and services for satellite integration and test and payload data processing.
The Company's subsidiary, SAT Corporation, provides satellite and terrestrial communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users throughout the world. Through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite operators and telecommunications firms. The Company's RT Logic subsidiary builds telemetry processing systems for military applications, including tracking stations, control centers, and range operations. Integral Systems has approximately 350 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham, Maryland, and at other locations in the U.S. and Europe.
For more information, visit www.integ.com .
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