United States Satellite Broadcasting

United States Satellite Broadcasting Company, Inc.

USSB logo used from 1995 to 1999, created by famed logo artist Paul Rand[1]
Industry	Direct broadcast satellite broadcasting
Founded	1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Defunct	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Fate	Absorbed into DirecTV
Successor	DirecTV
Headquarters	St. Paul, Minnesota

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 1999.