Private company

United States Satellite Broadcasting

Logo: United States Satellite Broadcasting Company, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American satellite television service

United States Satellite Broadcasting was a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based satellite television company that ran from 1981 to 1999. It was absorbed into DirecTV in July 1999.2 It ceased to exist in 1998.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded1
  • Industrysatellite television1
  • HeadquartersSaint Paul1

United States Satellite Broadcasting was a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based satellite television company that ran from 1981 to 1999. It was absorbed into DirecTV in July 1999.2

Timeline

  1. 1998Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1981Founded Founded1