Combo Sat Fleet Incorporation Handled With Integralability

Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-ISYS) has completed the initial phase of a contract with Telesat to support activities associated with integrating the Loral Skynet and Telesat Canada satellite fleet operations under Telesat. The operations for the Loral Skynet satellite fleet, consisting of three Telstar satellites owned by Loral Skynet and an additional six, third-party satellites, have been transferred from the Hawley, Pennsylvania facility to the Ottawa, Ontario facility. The combined Telesat satellite fleet operated from Ottawa now consists of 25 satellites, 11 satellites operated for Telesat and 14 satellites operated for other parties, making Telesat the fourth largest commercial fixed satellite services provider in the world. The timeline for this integration project was greatly compressed due to delays encountered in receiving the required approvals to close the purchase of Telesat Canada by Loral Space & Communications, Inc., and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Integral was able to support Telesat personnel in installation and configuration of the EPOCH IPS in Canada as part of the transfer of existing satellite operations from the Skynet facilities shortly after the contract was awarded. In less than a month, Telesat was successfully performing shadow operations for the majority of the Loral Skynet satellite fleet and transfer of full operations from Hawley to Ottawa was completed on schedule—Lanham, Maryland