SES Americom was a major commercial satellite operator of North American geosynchronous satellites founded in 1973. The company was a subsidiary of SES S.A., a global satellite owner and operator based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. SES Americom was headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in Andover, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. The company provided satellite communications services to cable television networks, television and radio broadcasters, corporations, and governments. In 2009, SES Americom merged with SES New Skies to form SES World Skies.