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| name = SES AMERICOM | logo = | type = Private company | slogan = | foundation = 1975 (as RCA Americom) | location = Princeton, New Jersey, United States | industry = Telecommunications | products = Satellite services | area_served=North America | revenue=€261.7 million (Q1-Q3 2008)[1] | net_income=€63.2 million (Q1-Q3 2008)[1] | successor = SES World Skies | fate = Merged | defunct = 2009 | parent = SES S.A. | num_employees = 414 (2007) }}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 S.A. in 2001. In September 2009, SES Americom and SES New Skies merged into SES World Skies.[2] HistoryRCA American Communications (RCA Americom) was founded in 1975 as an operator of RCA Astro Electronics-built satellites. The company's first satellite; Satcom 1, was launched on December 12, 1975. Satcom 1 was one of the earliest geostationary satellites. Satcom 1 was instrumental in helping early cable TV channels (such as Superstation TBS and CBN) to become initially successful, because these channels distributed their programming to all of the local cable TV headends using the satellite. Additionally, it was the first satellite used by broadcast TV networks in the United States, like ABC, NBC, and CBS, to distribute their programming to all of their local affiliate stations. Satcom 1 was so widely used because it had twice the communications capacity of the competing Westar 1 (24 transponders as opposed to Westar 1’s 12), which resulted in lower transponder usage costs. 14 more (increasingly sophisticated) Satcom satellites would enter service from 1976 to 1992. In 1986 General Electric acquired RCA and renamed the Americom unit to GE American Communications (GE Americom). From 1996 new satellites were named in the GE-# series, i.e. GE-1 in 1996, GE-2 in 1997 etc. SES purchaseIn November 2001, GE sold its GE Americom unit to SES for $5 billion in cash and stock. As a result of the sale, GE Americom was renamed SES Americom and SES Global was formed as the parent company. SES's existing operations were moved to the newly created SES Astra subsidiary.[3][4] SES formerly bought a satellite from failed DBS company Crimson Satellite Associates and GE Americom while still under construction by GE AstroSpace (as Satcom K3).[5]Renamed Astra 1B, it was launched to add extra capacity to the satellite television services from 19.2° east, serving Germany, the UK and Republic of Ireland. After the acquisition of GE Americom by SES, all the satellites previously named with the GE-# prefix were renamed AMC-# (i.e., GE-1 renamed AMC-1, and so on).[6] The President and CEO of the new SES Americom was Dean Olmstead.[7] He left the company in 2004 and was succeeded by Edward Horowitz. SES Americom was subsequently placed under Robert Bednarek, the President and CEO of SES New Skies.[8] In September 2009, SES Americom and SES New Skies were re-branded SES World Skies.[9] Satellite FleetBefore being merged into SES World Skies in 2009 (which expanded coverage to Middle East and Africa), SES Americom operated the following North American satellites in geosynchronous orbit:[10]
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=SES Reports Continued Strong Results|date=October 27, 2008|publisher=SES S.A.|url=http://www.ses.com/3969688/Q3-2008-e.pdf|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008054903/http://www.ses.com/3969688/Q3-2008-e.pdf|archivedate=October 8, 2016|df=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200909074652/ses-re-brands-international-divisions.html|title=SES re-brands international divisions|publisher=Rapidtvnews.com|date=7 September 2009|accessdate=10 September 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720000323/http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200909074652/ses-re-brands-international-divisions.html|archivedate=20 July 2011|df=}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Satellite Unit Of GE Capital Is Being Sold|date=November 12, 2001|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/business/technology-satellite-unit-of-ge-capital-is-being-sold.html}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=SES Global completes acquisition of GE Americom|date=November 12, 2001|publisher=telecompaper|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ses-global-completes-acquisition-of-ge-americom--284723}} 5. ^Astra 1B JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library. Accessed June 27, 2017 6. ^{{cite web|title=GE 7, 8 / AMC 7, 8, 10, 11, 18 (Aurora 3)|date=July 21, 2015|publisher=Gunter's space page|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-7.htm}} 7. ^{{cite press|title=Dean Olmstead appointed President and CEO of SES AMERICOM|date=November 12, 2001|publisher=SES WORLD SKIES|url=http://www.astra-platform-service.de/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2001/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2001/12-11-01-3/index.php}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 8. ^{{cite press|title=SES To Create New Segment Encompassing Two Of Its Satellite Operating Entities|date=July 10, 2008|publisher=SES S.A.|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2008/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2008/08-07-10/index.php}} 9. ^{{cite press|title=SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES Satellite Division Re-brands As SES WORLD SKIES|date=September 7, 2009|publisher=SES WORLD SKIES|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2009/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2009/09-09-07/index.php}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/index.php |title=Satellite Fleet |publisher=SES AMERICOM |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411080911/http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/index.php |archivedate=April 11, 2010 }} 11. ^1 {{cite press|title=SES WORLD SKIES Announces Fleet Rebrand |publisher=SES World Skies |date=January 22, 2010 |url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2010/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/10-01-22/index.php}} 12. ^{{cite press|title=300th Mission Flown by Proton Vehicle|date=June 7, 2003|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news227|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008184731/http://ilslaunch.com/news227|archivedate=October 8, 2010|df=}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/a-large-satellite-appears-to-be-falling-apart-in-geostationary-orbit/ |title=A large satellite appears to be falling apart in geostationary orbit |publisher=Ars Technica |first1=Eric |last1=Berger |date=2 July 2017 |accessdate=2 July 2017}} 14. ^{{cite press|title=ILS Successfully Orbits AMC-10 Satellite|date=February 5, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news248|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010033252/http://ilslaunch.com/news248|archivedate=October 10, 2010|df=}} 15. ^{{cite press|title=ILS Successfully Launches AMC-11 Satellite; Celebrates 5 Missions in 5 Months|date=May 19, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news265|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009194143/http://ilslaunch.com/news265|archivedate=October 9, 2010|df=}} 16. ^{{cite press|title=Double Success: ILS Launches Payloads with Atlas and Proton on Same Day|publisher=International Launch Services|date=February 3, 2005|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news293|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010112710/http://ilslaunch.com/news293|archivedate=October 10, 2010|df=}} 17. ^{{cite press|title=NSS-10 and NSS-11 join SES NEW SKIES fleet|publisher=SES NEW SKIES|date=March 5, 2007|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2007/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2007/07-03-05/index.php}} 18. ^{{cite press|date=February 20, 2008 | url = http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2008/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2008/08-02-20/index.php | title = AMC-14 Satellite Slated for March 15 Launch | publisher = SES AMERICOM}} 19. ^{{cite press |date=March 14, 2008 |url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ |publisher=International Launch Services |title=ILS declares Proton launch anomaly |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318232154/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ |archivedate=March 18, 2008 |df= }} 20. ^{{cite press|title=ILS Proton Launches AMC-15 Satellite; 9th Mission in 9 Months|date=October 15, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news283|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010141452/http://ilslaunch.com/news283|archivedate=October 10, 2010|df=}} 21. ^{{cite press|title=ILS Launches AMC-16; Wraps Up Year With 10 Mission Successes|date=December 17, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news287|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219192850/http://ilslaunch.com/news287|archivedate=December 19, 2010|df=}} 22. ^{{cite press|title= Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit|publisher=Arianespace |date=August 14, 2008|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/08-14-08-Superbird7-AMC-21-launch.asp}} External links
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