SES Americom
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SES Americom was a major commercial satellite operator of North American geosynchronous satellites based in the United States. The company started as RCA Americom in 1975 before being bought by General Electric in 1986 and then later acquired by SES in 2001. In September 2009, SES Americom and SES New Skies merged into SES World Skies.[2]
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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Communications |
Founded | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) (as RCA Americom) |
Defunct | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | SES World Skies |
Headquarters | Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
Area served | North America |
Products | Satellite services |
Revenue | €261.7 million (Q1-Q3 2008) [1] |
€63.2 million (Q1-Q3 2008) | |
Number of employees | 414 (2007) |
Parent | SES |
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