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colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astra_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Astra_logo.svg/150px-Astra_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Astra_logo.svg/225px-Astra_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Astra_logo.svg/300px-Astra_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="594" data-file-height="610" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Privately owned subsidiary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Subsumed by parent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Betzdorf,_Luxembourg" title="Betzdorf, Luxembourg">Betzdorf, Luxembourg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Satellite services (page does not exist)">Satellite services</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data">€950 million (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-xbrlus_1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbrlus_1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">€536. million (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-xbrlus_1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbrlus_1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>292</b> (2010)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SES_(company)" title="SES (company)">SES</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data">SES ASTRA TechCom <br /> <a href="/wiki/ASTRA_Platform_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="ASTRA Platform Services">ASTRA Platform Services</a> <br /> ASTRA Broadband Services</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ses-astra.com/">SES ASTRA</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg/220px-Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg/330px-Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg/440px-Parabolic_antennas_Astra_Platform_Services_Unterf%C3%B6hring_DE_2010-06-09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2256" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Parabolic_antenna" title="Parabolic antenna">Parabolic antennas</a> of ASTRA in <a href="/wiki/Unterf%C3%B6hring" title="Unterföhring">Unterföhring</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>SES Astra SA</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Corporation" title="Corporation">corporate</a> <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> of <a href="/wiki/SES_(company)" title="SES (company)">SES</a>, based in <a href="/wiki/Betzdorf,_Luxembourg" title="Betzdorf, Luxembourg">Betzdorf</a>, in eastern <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, that maintained and operated the <a href="/wiki/Astra_(satellite)" title="Astra (satellite)">Astra</a> series of <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary</a> <a href="/wiki/Communication_satellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Communication satellite">communication satellites</a> between 2001 and 2011. </p><p>Formed in 1985 as <b>Société Européenne des Satellites</b> (<a href="/wiki/SES_(company)" title="SES (company)">SES</a>), it was Europe's first private satellite operator. In November 2001, upon the purchase of GE Americom from <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> (renamed to SES Americom), SES Global was formed as the parent company to SES Americom and SES Astra. SES Astra was formed at that time as a subsidiary company to contain all of SES's existing European based satellite operations. </p><p>In September 2011, SES Astra and sister subsidiary <a href="/wiki/SES_World_Skies" title="SES World Skies">SES World Skies</a> (formed from SES Americom and SES New Skies) were merged back into <a href="/wiki/SES_(company)" title="SES (company)">SES</a> to streamline operations under a single management system. Subsidiaries of SES Astra, such as <a href="/wiki/HD%2B" title="HD+">HD Plus</a> and <a href="/wiki/ASTRA2Connect" class="mw-redirect" title="ASTRA2Connect">ASTRA Broadband Services</a> became direct subsidiaries of SES. The brand name, <i>Astra</i>, representing the satellite family and the broadcasting system continues to be used and, although the corporate website (www.ses-astra.com) was closed when SES Astra was consolidated into the parent, the consumer site (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://astra.ses/">astra.ses</a>) remains in operation.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A book, <i><a href="/wiki/High_Above_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="High Above (book)">High Above</a></i>, telling the story of the creation and development of Astra, SES, and SES Astra, and the history of recent developments of the European TV and media industry, along with their context in the wider development of broadcasting and space technology, was published in April 2010 to mark the 25th anniversary of SES. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_statistics">Broadcasting statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SES_Astra&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Broadcasting statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of 2011, Astra satellite broadcasts were received in over 135 million households in Europe and North Africa; 57.6 million households in Astra services via a <a href="/wiki/Direct-to-home" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct-to-home">direct-to-home</a> <a href="/wiki/Satellite_dish" title="Satellite dish">dish</a>. Another 67.8 million households received Astra services via a cable <a href="/wiki/Cable_television_headend" title="Cable television headend">headend</a>, and 9.8 million households received Astra services via an <a href="/wiki/IPTV" class="mw-redirect" title="IPTV">IPTV</a> network. The satellite constellation was broadcasting 200 <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high-definition television</a> channels. Sixteen million households watched high-definition TV channels via Astra satellites.<sup id="cite_ref-satmon_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-satmon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_developments">Broadcasting developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SES_Astra&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Broadcasting developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SES Astra was involved in the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Digital_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital TV">digital TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a>, and <a href="/wiki/3D_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="3D TV">3D TV</a> in Europe. The first <a href="/wiki/High-definition_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="High-definition TV">high-definition TV</a> channel in Europe (Euro1080) broadcast via Astra 19.2°E<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and SES Astra both supported new HDTV channels and pressed for standards, founding the European HDTV Forum and the <a href="/wiki/HD_ready" title="HD ready">HD ready</a> TV specification.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SES Astra has also been prominent in the development and roll-out of commercial <a href="/wiki/3D_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="3D TV">3D TV</a> services for Europe, and in September 2010 announced an initiative with the backing of the major European public and private broadcasters and the consumer electronics industry, to support the introduction of 3D TV in Europe, including agreement on the minimum technical specifications required for broadcasting and receiving 3D television.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Europe's first commercial 3D TV channel, <a href="/wiki/Sky_3D" title="Sky 3D">Sky 3D</a> launched from the <a href="/wiki/Astra_28.2%C2%B0E" title="Astra 28.2°E">Astra 28.2°E</a> position on 1 October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SES Astra was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_Broadcast_Broadband_TV" title="Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV">Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV</a> (HbbTV) consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies that is promoting and establishing an open European standard (called HbbTV) for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SES_Astra&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ASTRA2Connect" class="mw-redirect" title="ASTRA2Connect">ASTRA2Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astra_Digital_Radio" title="Astra Digital Radio">Astra Digital Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASTRA_Platform_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="ASTRA Platform Services">ASTRA Platform Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD%2B" title="HD+">HD+</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/High_Above_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="High Above (book)">High Above</a></i> (book)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_broadcast_satellites" class="mw-redirect" title="List of broadcast satellites">List of broadcast satellites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES_(company)" title="SES (company)">SES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES_Sirius" title="SES Sirius">SES Sirius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES_New_Skies" class="mw-redirect" title="SES New Skies">SES New Skies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES_Americom" title="SES Americom">SES Americom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solaris_Mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Solaris Mobile">Solaris Mobile</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SES_Astra&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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SES S.A. May 12, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Microsoft+Word+-+Q1_2011_e-final.doc&rft.pub=SES+S.A.&rft.date=2011-05-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ses.com%2F4565352%2FQ1-2011-e.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110926120837/http://en.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/7725000">"New logo and brand identity presented at IBC in Amsterdam"</a> (Press release). SES. September 9, 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/7725000">the original</a> on September 26, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=New+logo+and+brand+identity+presented+at+IBC+in+Amsterdam&rft.pub=SES&rft.date=2011-09-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fen.ses.com%2F4233325%2Fnews%2F2011%2F7725000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120707202446/http://en.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/4493611">"SES OPERATES UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE"</a> (Press release). SES. May 2, 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/4493611">the original</a> on July 7, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SES+OPERATES+UNDER+NEW+MANAGEMENT+STRUCTURE&rft.pub=SES&rft.date=2011-05-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fen.ses.com%2F4233325%2Fnews%2F2011%2F4493611&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-satmon-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-satmon_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/support/market-research/index.php"><i>ASTRA Satellite Monitor research</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110809042534/http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/support/market-research/index.php">Archived</a> 2011-08-09 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/news-events/press-archive/2003/23-10-03/index.php">"SES ASTRA and Euro1080 to pioneer HDTV in Europe"</a> (Press release). SES ASTRA. October 23, 2003.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SES+ASTRA+and+Euro1080+to+pioneer+HDTV+in+Europe&rft.pub=SES+ASTRA&rft.date=2003-10-23&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ses-astra.com%2Fbusiness%2Fen%2Fnews-events%2Fpress-archive%2F2003%2F23-10-03%2Findex.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ses-astra.com/business/en/news-events/press-archive/2004/21-06-04/index.php">"HDTV specifications and timetable agreed by SES ASTRA and industry partners from all over Europe"</a> (Press release). SES ASTRA. June 4, 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=HDTV+specifications+and+timetable+agreed+by+SES+ASTRA+and+industry+partners+from+all+over+Europe&rft.pub=SES+ASTRA&rft.date=2004-06-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ses-astra.com%2Fbusiness%2Fen%2Fnews-events%2Fpress-archive%2F2004%2F21-06-04%2Findex.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ses-astra.com/business/uk/news-events/news-latest/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/10-09-02/index.php">"SES ASTRA TAKES 3D INITIATIVE"</a> (Press release). SES Astra. September 2, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SES+ASTRA+TAKES+3D+INITIATIVE&rft.pub=SES+Astra&rft.date=2010-09-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ses-astra.com%2Fbusiness%2Fuk%2Fnews-events%2Fnews-latest%2Findex.php%3FpressRelease%3D%2FpressReleases%2FpressReleaseList%2F10-09-02%2Findex.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASES+Astra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sky.com/shop/3d/home/index.html">"Sky 3D website"</a>. Sky.com. 2010-06-06<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="SES-10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-11" title="SES-11">11 (EchoStar 105)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-12" title="SES-12">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-14" title="SES-14">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-15" title="SES-15">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-16" title="SES-16">16 (GovSat-1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SES-17" title="SES-17">17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/SES_Americom" title="SES Americom">AMC</a> fleet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Active</i>: <a href="/wiki/AMC-4" title="AMC-4">AMC-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-6" title="AMC-6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-8" title="AMC-8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-10_(satellite)" title="AMC-10 (satellite)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-11" title="AMC-11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-15_(satellite)" title="AMC-15 (satellite)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-16" class="mw-redirect" title="AMC-16">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-18" title="AMC-18">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-21" title="AMC-21">21</a></li> <li><i>Backups</i>: <a href="/wiki/AMC-7" title="AMC-7">AMC-7</a></li> <li><i>Retired</i>: <a href="/wiki/AMC-1" title="AMC-1">AMC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-2" title="AMC-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-3" title="AMC-3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-5" title="AMC-5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-9" title="AMC-9">9</a></li> <li><i>Failed launch</i>: <a href="/wiki/AMC-14" title="AMC-14">AMC-14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/SES_New_Skies" class="mw-redirect" title="SES New Skies">NSS</a> fleet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Active</i>: <a href="/wiki/NSS-6" 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