Comparison of communication satellite operators
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The following is a list of the world's largest fixed service satellite operators in the world. Comparison data is from different time periods and sources and may not be directly comparable.
| Rank | Name of the Operator | 2010 Revenue | 2009 Revenue | 2008 Revenue | 2007 Revenue | 2006 Revenue | Country | Satellites in Orbit |
Satellites on Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SES | €1,74 billion | €1,70 billion[citation needed] | €1,63 billion | $2.37 billion(€1,61 bl.) | $1.90 billion |  Luxembourg
|
52 | 6 |
| 2 | Intelsat | $2.50 billion[citation needed] | $2.50 billion | $2,40 billion | $2.20 billion | $2.10 billion | Luxembourg
|
59 | 8 |
| 3 | Eutelsat | €1,17 billion(10-11) | €1,05 billion(09-10) | €0,94 billion(08-09)[citation needed] | $1.24 billion | $1.05 billion |  France
|
37 | 6 |
| 4 | Telesat Canada | $787.0 million | $711.0 million[citation needed] | $684.7 million | $575.0 million |  Canada
|
13 | 3 | |
| 5 | JSAT | $347.4 million[citation needed] | $326.0 million |  Japan
|
8 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Star One | $207.4 million | $195.8 million |  Brazil
|
7 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Hispasat | $188.6 million | $159.1 million |  Spain
|
3 | 1 | |||
| 8 | SingTel/Optus | $172.2 million | $158.4 million |  Australia
|
5 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Russian Satellite Communications | $161 million[citation needed] | $152 million |  Russia
|
11 | 3 | |||
| 10 | Space communications | $151.4 million | $151.2 million | Japan
|
4 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Arabsat | $150 million | $150 million |  Saudi Arabia
|
5 | 2 | |||
| 12 | Telenor Satellite Broadcasting | $140.8 million | $106.5 million |  Norway
|
4 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Thaicom/formerly Shin Satellite | $133.7 million | $122.3 million |  Thailand
|
5 | 0 | |||
| 14 | AsiaSat | $120.4 million | $119.6 million |  Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Indian Space Research Organization/Antrix | $120 million | $76 million |  India
|
11 | 6 | |||
| 16 | Korea Telecom | $110.1 million | $119.6 million |  South Korea
|
3 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Nilesat | $91.6 million | $79.8 million |  Egypt
|
2 | 1 | |||
| 18 | Satmex | $80.25 million | $79 million |  Mexico
|
2 | 1 | |||
| 19 | Gascom | $69.8 million | $47.1 million | Russia
|
3 | 2 | |||
| 20 | SES Sirius | $69.4 million | $58.7 million |  Sweden
|
2 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Broadcast Satellite System | $66.3 million | $60.8 million | Japan
|
3 | 1 | |||
| 22 | APT Satellite | $57.9 million | $54.9 million | Hong Kong
|
6 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MEASAT Satellite Systems | $56.5 million | $38.9 million |  Malaysia
|
3 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Spacecom | $56 million | $56 million |  Israel
|
3 | 2 | |||
| 25 | PT Telkom | $24.9 million | $32.8 million |  Indonesia
|
2 | 1 |
- Note: Revenue in U.S. Dollars
References
- Link to 2005 numbers as pdf[dead link]
- Link to 2007 numbers as pdf[dead link]
- Link to 2008 numbers as pdf[dead link]
External links
- 2001 numbers
- 2002 numbers
- 2003 numbers together with other space firms (total 50) firms reviewed
- 2004 numbers reviewed in this page from Space News