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1206:(Press release). SES S.A. 10 July 2008.
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1080:"SES Reports Continued Strong Results"
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1178:. Gunter's space page. 21 July 2015.
347:In September 2009, SES Americom and
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27:Commercial satellite operator
2209:The General Electric Concert
1697:GE Measurement & Control
1632:GE Capital Aviation Services
1605:GE Automation & Controls
1284:Berger, Eric (2 July 2017).
1006:Orbital Sciences Corporation
155:€261.7 million (Q1-Q3 2008)
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167:€63.2 million (Q1-Q3 2008)
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2214:General Electric EdgeLab
1642:GE Capital Rail Services
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2153:Specialty Control Plant
1637:GE Capital IT Solutions
1524:(legal successor of GE)
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1575:Current, powered by GE
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1959:Reciprocating engines
1860:GE Honda Aero Engines
1662:GE Equipment Services
1647:GE Commercial Finance
822:61.5° West (planned)
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121:Princeton, New Jersey
2179:Carousel of Progress
1906:Penske Truck Leasing
1896:(1926–30, 1986–2004)
1590:GE Aerospace (1960s)
1515:Successor companies*
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692:Alcatel Alenia Space
673:Launched in 2000 as
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319:satellite television
2143:Research Laboratory
1789:Synchrony Financial
1712:GE Renewable Energy
1615:GE Aviation Systems
1551:Former subsidiaries
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1002:Thales Alenia Space
335:Republic of Ireland
173:Number of employees
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1749:GE Venture Capital
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943:Ariane 5 ECA
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701:7 June 2003
460:Replaced by
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38:Company type
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2148:River Works
2138:Realty Plot
2076:Andrea Jung
2030:Jeff Immelt
1949:Locomotives
1754:GE Ventures
1739:GE Waukesha
1729:GE Security
1717:GE Research
1692:GE Lighting
1610:GE Aviation
1595:GE Americom
1585:GE Additive
980:Ariane 44LP
524:Ariane 44LP
365:Middle East
313:). Renamed
132:Area served
2885:Categories
2865:QuetzSat 1
2831:Subsidiary
2116:facilities
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2040:Bob Wright
2035:Jack Welch
2023:Executives
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1652:GE Digital
1627:GE Capital
1533:GE Vernova
1067:References
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774:Atlas IIAS
742:Atlas IIAS
564:Ariane 44L
492:Atlas IIAS
456:Ariane 44L
377:Satellite
325:, serving
323:19.2° East
177:414 (2007)
162:Net income
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2860:MonacoSAT
2835:SES Astra
2651:Astra 1KR
2187:(1983–93)
2133:Nela Park
1902:(2004–13)
1890:(1940–53)
1829:Current**
1657:GE Energy
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957:Satcom C3
947:Replaced
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669:Ariane 5G
651:139° West
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614:137° West
506:101° West
438:101° West
424:Atlas IIA
406:131° West
395:Comments
389:Launched
380:Position
311:Satcom K3
284:In 1986,
200:satellite
145:Satellite
107:Successor
76:Americom)
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2788:Sirius 3
2763:Astra 1A
2754:Astra 1P
2705:Astra 1D
2283:Category
2246:Timeline
2086:Sam Nunn
1987:Founders
1969:Tungsram
1925:Products
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1707:GE Power
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1029:See also
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474:87° West
315:Astra 1B
279:Westar 1
275:Satcom 1
259:headends
244:Satcom 1
147:services
141:Products
48:Industry
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2701:Backups
2600:Retired
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2293:Commons
2203:GE True
1908:(15.5%)
1888:Alco-GE
1809:Whatman
1774:Genpact
1744:GE Wind
1622:GE Betz
1372:1 April
972:GE-3000
912:(521)
910:Atlas V
902:A2100AX
866:A2100AX
588:A2100AX
516:A2100AX
327:Germany
265:(ABC),
234:History
152:Revenue
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1881:Former
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1011:STAR-2
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624:A2100A
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416:A2100A
386:Model
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329:, the
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102:Merged
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2628:NSS-8
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2565:NSS-6
2554:fleet
2513:AMC-1
2504:AMC-7
2455:AMC-4
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2195:Other
1954:Mazda
1944:GEnie
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1838:(30%)
1759:GECIS
1090:(PDF)
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949:AMC-2
831:A2100
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534:SES-1
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433:AMC-2
401:AMC-1
2231:KGEI
1764:GEIS
1374:2021
1294:2017
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675:GE-8
638:GE-7
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530:GE-4
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255:CBN
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188:SES
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