List of spacecraft manufacturers

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 satellites 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)