List of spacecraft manufacturers
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There are five major companies that build large, commercial, Geosynchronous satellite platforms:
- Alcatel Space (France)
- Boeing (U.S.)
- EADS Astrium (Europe)
- Lockheed Martin (U.S.)
- Space Systems/Loral (U.S.)
In addition, those above, the following companies have successfully built and launched satellite platforms:
- Alenia Spazio (Italy)
- Ball Aerospace (U.S.)
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology (China)
- Hughes Aircraft Company (U.S.) purchased by Boeing 2000
- Israeli Aerial Industries (Israel)
- Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)
- Northrop Grumman Space Technology (U.S.)
- Orbital Sciences Corporation (U.S.)
- RKK Energiya (Russia)
- Spectrum Astro (U.S.)
- Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (UK)
- Swales (U.S.)
- Yuzhnoe (Ukraine)