Integral Systems is a provider of satellite ground systems. Founded in 1982, the Columbia, Maryland-based company has supported over 205 satellite missions for communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. Integral's customer base extends internationally and includes government and commercial satellite operators, spacecraft and payload manufacturers and aerospace systems integrators. Integral Systems, Inc. offers a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software product line for command and control. Integral Systems employs approximately 769 people in the United States and Europe. Integral Systems operates through four business segments: Ground Systems – Government; Ground Systems – Commercial; Space Communications Systems, and Corporate. The company is involved in contracts with governmental and commercial satellite operators, which currently include the US Air Force, and Northrop Grumman.
Integral owns five subsidiaries that provide a wide range of services and products to the satellite industry. SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Integral, provides satellite and terrestrial communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators. The Newpoint Technologies Inc. subsidiary supplies equipment monitoring and control software to satellite operators and telecommunications firms. Integral Systems’ RT Logic subsidiary builds telemetry processing systems for military applications such as tracking stations, control centers, and range operations. Integrals’ Lumistar, Inc., subsidiary primarily designs and manufactures board-level telemetry products for PCI, VME, cPCI, and ISA computer buses. Subsidiary CVG-Avtec builds and integrates satellite communication terminals and related equipment, including ground station hardware.
On July 27, 2011, Integral Systems merged with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
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