SES Astra Forms Troika To Market Turnkey Gear

Betzdorf, Luxemburg-based SES Astra‘s TechCom unit agreed to partner with Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS] and Enertec, a company of the French LP2C group, to market and provide satellite control stations as well as related systems and services.

Using both off-the-shelf products and customized technology, the partners will offer satellite operators and manufacturers turnkey satellite ground-control systems, baseband systems and telemetry, and tracking and command stations for the lifetime operation of satellites. The team will focus mainly on markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as on South America and on large parts of Asia.