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List of spacecraft manufacturers

There are five major companies that build large, commercial, Geosynchronous satellite platforms:

• Alcatel Space (France)
• Boeing (US)
• EADS Astrium (Europe)
• Lockheed Martin (US)
• Space Systems/Loral (US)

In addition, those above, the following companies have successfully built and launched satellites platforms:

• Alenia Spazio (Italy)
• Ball Aerospace (US)
• Chinese Academy of Space Technology (China)
• Israeli Aerial Industries (Israel)
• Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)
• Northrop Grumman Space Technology (US)
• Orbital Sciences Corporation (US)
• RKK Energiya (Russia)
• Spectrum Astro (US)
• Surrey Satellite Technology LTD (UK)
• Swales (US)
• Yuzhnoe (Ukraine)

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