Orion
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Astronomy

  • Orion (constellation)
    Orion (constellation)
    Orion, often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky...

  • Orion Nebula
    Orion Nebula
    The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light...

    , a nebula in the Orion Constellation
  • Orion Arm
    Orion Arm
    The Orion–Cygnus Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy some 3,500 light years across and approximately 10,000 light years in length. The Solar System is within the Orion–Cygnus Arm...

    , a spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy
  • Project Orion, a 1980 NASA astrometry study of a system of methods of detecting extrasolar planets
    Methods of detecting extrasolar planets
    Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star. In addition to the intrinsic difficulty of detecting such a faint light source, the light from the parent star causes a glare that washes it out...

     using astronomical interferometry

Places

United States
  • Orion, California
    Orion, California
    Orion is a former settlement in Kings County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 236 feet . Orion still appeared on maps as of 1926....

  • Orion, Illinois
    Orion, Illinois
    Orion is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is home of the Orion Chargers...

    • Orion High School
      Orion High School
      Orion High School, or OHS, is a public four-year high school located at 1103 13th St. in Orion, Illinois, a village in Western Township of Henry County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. OHS is part of Orion Community Unit School District 223, which also includes Orion Middle School, and...

      , a school in Orion, Illinois.
  • Orion, Wisconsin
    Orion, Wisconsin
    Orion is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 628 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Orion and Twin Bluffs are located in the town.-Geography:...

    , a town
  • Orion (community), Wisconsin
    Orion (community), Wisconsin
    Orion is an unincorporated community in the town of Orion, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States....

    , an unincorporated community
  • Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois
    Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois
    Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,003.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Orion Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.99 percent is water....

  • Orion Township, Michigan
    Orion Township, Michigan
    Orion Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 35,394 at the 2010 census. The official motto of the township and village is "Where living is a vacation". Orion Township contains the much smaller village of Lake Orion...

  • Orion Township, Minnesota
    Orion Township, Minnesota
    Orion Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 614 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...



Elsewhere
  • Orion, Alberta, Canada
  • Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Orion is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

    , France
  • Orion, Bataan
    Orion, Bataan
    Orion is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 49,164 people in 8,735 households.-Barangays:Orion is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.-Festival:...

    , the Philippines
  • Orion Passage, a narrow sailing route near Dee Island on the northwestern tip of Antarctica

Buildings

  • Orion Assembly
    Orion Assembly
    Orion Assembly is a General Motors vehicle assembly plant located in Orion Township, Michigan. The plant currently assembles the Chevrolet Sonic. the plant employs 159 salaried employees and 1,300 hourly employees.- History :...

    , a General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan
  • Orion Building
    Orion Building
    The Orion Building is a tall high rise residential building on Navigation Street, Birmingham 5, England. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site, and was completed in 2007. As part of the development, the original façades of some of the previous...

    , a residential building in Birmingham, England.
  • Orion, the movie theater of Finland's National Audiovisual Archive
  • Orion Theatre, largest avant-garde theatrical/artist stage in Stockholm, Sweden

People

In ancient times
  • Orion of Thebes
    Orion of Thebes
    Orion of Thebes was a 5th century grammarian of Thebes , the teacher of Proclus the neo-Platonist, and of Eudocia, the wife of Emperor Theodosius II. He taught at Alexandria, Caesarea in Cappadocia and Byzantium. He was the author of a partly extant etymological Lexicon Orion of Thebes (died ca....

     (died ca. 460), grammarian scholar in Ancient Egypt


With the surname Orion
  • Chris Orion
    Chris Orion
    Chris Orion is an American radio personality. He is best known for being the voice of the "Saturday Night Party Mix" on WOMX-FM, Mix 105.1 in Orlando, Florida. Formerly known as Ed "the phone guy" Downs, he began and maintained a radio career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1997-2001...

     (born 1976), American radio personality
  • Ezra Orion
    Ezra Orion
    Ezra Orion is an Israeli artist who was born in Kibbutz Beit-Alfa and grew up in Kibutz Ramat-Yohanan. He attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, and from 1964 to 1967, he attended the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in...

     (born 1934), Israeli artist
  • Agustín Orión
    Agustín Orión
    Agustín Ignacio Orión is an Argentine football goalkeeper who currently plays for Boca Juniors.-Career:Orión was San Lorenzo's first choice goalkeeper in 2007, when he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament...

     (born 1981), Argentine soccer player


With the given name Orion
  • Orion Clemens
    Orion Clemens
    Orion Clemens was the first and only Secretary of Nevada Territory. He is best known through his relationship to his younger brother Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain.-Early life:...

     (1825–1897), Secretary of Nevada Territory and brother of Mark Twain
  • Orion P. Howe
    Orion P. Howe
    Orion Perseus Howe was among the youngest recipients of the Medal of Honor for his service in the American Civil War as a Union drummer boy. He was awarded the medal on April 23, 1896.-Life:...

     (1848–1930), Union drummer boy in American Civil War, and one of the youngest recipients of the U.S. Medal of Honor


Stage name Orion
  • Orion (musician) (1945–1998), stage name of American rockabilly singer Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
    Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
    Jimmy Hughes Bell was known internationally for his gifted singing ability and dynamic personal appearances...

  • Orion, industry name of record producer Darren Tate
    Darren Tate
    Darren Tate is an English record producer and club DJ.-Biography and personality:As a classically trained musician, Tate has worked with international artists and songwriters with whom he collaborates regularly...

     (born 1972)
  • Tomasz Wróblewski
    Tomasz Wróblewski
    Tomasz Wróblewski , stage name Orion, is a Polish death metal musician, current bassist/backing vocalist of Behemoth and Black River, and the vocalist/guitarist of Vesania. He also contributed with the band Neolithic and performed backing vocals with Machine Head during the Sounds of the...

     (born 1980), Polish musician, stage name Orion

Aerospace

  • Orion CEV, also known as the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
    Crew Exploration Vehicle
    The Crew Exploration Vehicle was the conceptual component of the U.S. NASA Vision for Space Exploration that later became known as the Orion spacecraft...

    , as part of the U.S. Constellation program.
    • Orion (Constellation program), a manned spacecraft design which evolved from the Orion CEV project.
    • Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, another iteration of the CEV vehicle created after the cancellation of the Constellation program.
    • Orion Lite
      Orion Lite
      The CST-100 crew capsule is a spacecraft design proposed by Boeing in collaboration with Bigelow Aerospace as their entry for NASA's Commercial Crew Development program...

      , a proposed stripped-down version of the Orion spacecraft
  • Orion (U.S. rocket)
  • Orion (Argentine rocket)
    Orion (Argentine rocket)
    Orion-1 was the designation of a sounding rocket of Argentina, which was started between 1965 and 1971 by CELPA and by Wallops Island.The Orion possessed a takeoff weight of 100 kg . It had a length of 4 m , a diameter of 0.21 m , and a ceiling of 95 km ....

  • Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories
    Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories
    The Orion 1 Space Observatory and Orion 2 Space Observatory were space observatories installed in spacecraft launched by the space program of the Soviet Union during the 1970s.- Orion 1 :...

  • Orion, the Apollo Lunar Module
    Apollo Lunar Module
    The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back...

     used in the Apollo 16 mission
  • Orion, a series of rocket motors used in the Pegasus rockets
  • Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
    Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
    Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft...

    , a project of nuclear pulse propulsion utilizing atomic bomb explosions
  • Project Orion, a project to build a laser broom
    Laser broom
    A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system whose purpose is to sweep space debris out of the path of other artificial satellites such as the International Space Station.-Technical description:...

     for the International Space Station


In aviation
  • Orion Airways
    Orion Airways
    Orion Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom with its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, North West Leicestershire. It was created as the charter airline of Horizon Travel and went on to successfully develop scheduled services...

  • Lockheed Model 9 Orion, a passenger aircraft introduced in 1931
  • P-3 Orion
    P-3 Orion
    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or...

    , a maritime patrol aircraft introduced in 1962

Computing

  • Orion (system-on-a-chip)
  • ORION (Research and Education network)
  • Ferranti Orion
    Ferranti Orion
    The Orion was a mid-range mainframe computer introduced by Ferranti in 1959 and installed for the first time in 1961. Ferranti positioned Orion to be their primary offering during the early 1960s, complementing their high-end Atlas and smaller systems like the Sirius and Argus...

    , a mid-range mainframe computer introduced in 1959
  • HLH Orion
    HLH Orion
    The Orion was a series of 32-bit super-minicomputers designed and produced in the 1980s by High Level Hardware Limited , a company based in Oxford, UK...

    , a series of minicomputers produced in the 1980s
  • Orion Application Server
    Orion Application Server
    Orion Application Server is a Java EE application server developed by Swedish company IronFlare AB, founded by Magnus Stenman and Karl Avedal. First released in 1999, Orion claims to be the first commercially available application server with full Java EE support...

  • Orion (music software), a music production software program
  • Orion quantum computing system
  • Orion, one of the 25 unlockable characters in Maxis
    Maxis
    Maxis is an American company founded as an independent video game developer in 1987. It is currently a subsidiary of Electronic Arts . Maxis is the creator of one of the best-selling computer games of all time, The Sims and its first sequel, The Sims 2...

    's Action RPG Darkspore
    Darkspore
    Darkspore is a video game in the original Darkspore universe that borrows the award-winning creature editor technology from the 2008 video game Spore...


Film and television

  • Orion (TV channel)
    Orion (TV channel)
    Orion is a Greek television channel broadcasting out of Thessaloniki.It was previously owned by Vasilis Christidis, who was imprisoned after a scandal broke out including allegations of fraud, also evolving vice minister Adam Regouzas, a member of the government in 2006....

  • Orion (Chuck)
  • Orion (Star Trek), an alien species
  • Orion Pictures
    Orion Pictures
    Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...

    , an American film production company
  • Orion Pax, the name of the fictional robot Optimus Prime of the anime series Transformers
    Transformers
    A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...

     prior to his reconstruction as an autobot warrior.
  • Raumpatrouille Orion, a German TV series
  • Orion, a starship in Stargate

Music

  • Orione (opera)
    Orione (opera)
    L'Orione is an opera in three acts and a prologue by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Francesco Melosio. It was first performed at the Royal Theatre, Milan in June 1653 to celebrate the election of Ferdinand IV as King of the Romans. The libretto had originally been...

    , 1653 opera by Francesco Cavalli
  • Orion (album)
    Orion (album)
    -Performers:* Ryan Adams – vocals and guitars* Jamie Candiloro – drums and synths* Dale Nixon – bass...

    , by Ryan Adams
  • "Orion" (Girl Next Door song)
    Orion (Girl Next Door song)
    "Orion" is the seventh single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on November 25, 2009. Orion was used as the theme song of Japanese drama Untouchable.- CD Tracklisting :# Orion# # Drive Away # Orion...

  • "Orion" (Mika Nakashima song)
  • Orion Records
    Orion Records
    Orion Records was a primarily classical record label active from the late 1960s until 1988. It grew out of an earlier, Canadian label, Baroque Records, founded by former Everest Records executive Giveon Cornfield...

    , a classical record label active ca. 1968-1988
  • Orion, an album by the musical band she
    She (band)
    she is a band formed in 2003 by the artist Lain Trzaska, sometimes credited as shemusic or Pjat Lain. As its main producer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Lain is the only official member of she but he occasionally brings in vocalists to perform....

    .
  • "Orion", a work composed by Philip Glass
    Philip Glass
    Philip Glass is an American composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public .His music is often described as minimalist, along with...

     in 2004
  • "Orion", a song by 12012
  • "Orion", a song by Dead Can Dance on the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)
    Dead Can Dance (1981-1998)
    Dead Can Dance is four-disc box set, containing three CDs of music spanning Dead Can Dance's career and a DVD of their 1994 video release Toward the Within....

  • "Orion", a song by Jethro Tull on the album Stormwatch
    Stormwatch (album)
    Stormwatch is the twelfth studio album by the rock group Jethro Tull. It is considered the last in the trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull...

  • "Orion" (Metallica song)
    Orion (Metallica song)
    "Orion" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the seventh track and is the only instrumental from its third studio album, Master of Puppets . The song features bassist Cliff Burton in his "lead bass" approach, meaning he plays his bass guitar in a prominent and melodic role in...

    , an instrumental by Metallica on the album Master of Puppets
    Master of Puppets
    -Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...


Publications and publishing

  • Orion (comics)
    Orion (comics)
    Orion is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods #1 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Jack Kirby Era:...

    , a DC Comics character
  • Orion (manga)
    Orion (manga)
    is a science fiction/fantasy manga by Masamune Shirow, first published in 1991 by Seishinsha.- Summary :The magic/technology described in the story draws upon ideas from Buddhism, Taoism, ancient Japanese myth, element of cyberpunk, Yin/Yang mysticism, and particle physics, with a heavy dose of...

    , by Masamune Shirow
  • Orion (magazine)
    Orion (magazine)
    Orion is a bimonthly, advertisement-free, magazine focused on nature, the environment, and culture, addressing environmental and societal issues....

    , a magazine on nature, environment, and culture.
  • Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion, a manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi
  • Orion Publishing Group
    Orion Publishing Group
    Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. In 1998 Orion bought Cassell.-History:Full history of the group can be found on Orion Publishing Group is owned by -Imprints:...

  • Orion, a novel series by Ben Bova
    Ben Bova
    Benjamin William Bova is an American science-fiction author and editor. He is the recipient of six Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor for his work at Analog Science Fiction in the 1970's.-Personal life:...

  • The Orion, the student newspaper of California State University, Chico
    California State University, Chico
    California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...

  • ORiON, the journal of the Operations Research Society of South Africa
    Operations Research Society of South Africa
    The Operations Research Society of South Africa is South Africa's national, professional body for operations research. Founded in 1969, its aim is to further the interests of those engaged in, or interested in the discipline...

  • Orions, a race in the Starfire game and book series
  • Orion Fowl, a character in Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
    Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
    Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex is the seventh book in the Artemis Fowl series...


Sports

  • Orion F.C.
    Orion F.C.
    Orion Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903.They were one of the three clubs who merged on the 14th of April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.Orion won two Northern League...

    , a Scottish football club
  • Asociación Deportiva Orión
    Asociación Deportiva Orión
    Asociación Deportiva Orión is a Panamanian football team playing at the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. It is based in San Miguelito and it was founded in 1987.-History:...

    , a Panamanian football club
  • Orions, former name of the Chiba Lotte Marines
    Chiba Lotte Marines
    The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by the Lotte conglomerate.-History:...

    , a Japanese baseball team
  • Goyang Orions, a South Korean basketball team

Transportation

Land transport
  • Ford Orion
    Ford Orion
    The Ford Orion is a saloon car built by the automaker Ford for the European market from 22 July 1983 until 19 September 1993. A total of 3,534,239 Orions were sold throughout the car's 10-year life....

    , a car
  • Orion, a South Devon Railway Comet class
    South Devon Railway Comet class
    The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....

     steam locomotive
  • Orion, a GWR 3300 Class
    GWR 3300 Class
    The Bulldog and Bird were classes of 4-4-0 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway. These two classes were broadly similar, so are treated together here. Twenty locomotives were rebuilt from Duke Class locomotives; the rest were built new...

     steam locomotive
  • Mitsubishi Orion engine
    Mitsubishi Orion engine
    The Mitsubishi Orion or 4G1 engine is series of straight-4 internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in the 1970s, along with the Astron, Sirius, and Saturn. It was introduced in the Colt and Colt-derived models in 1978...

    , a series of internal combustion engines produced by Mitsubishi Motors


Sea transport
  • Orion (paddle steamer)
    Orion (paddle steamer)
    Orion was a G & J Burns paddle steamer built by Caird & Co in 1847, which sank off Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland, in June 1850 on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow, with the loss of 50 lives....

    , a ship which sank off Portpatrick, Scotland in 1850
  • MV Orion
    MV Orion
    The MV Orion is currently based in Australia and operated by Orion Expedition Cruises . The ship has been described by the Berlitz Guide to Cruising as "the latest in the quest to build the perfect expedition vessel".-History:Built by Cassens shipyard in Germany for the Marshall Islands registered...

    , a leisure travel cruise vessel.
  • RMS Orion
    RMS Orion
    RMS Orion was an ocean liner launched by the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1934 and retired from the water in 1963 after carrying about 500,000 passengers...

    , an ocean liner of the Orient Steam Navigation Company


Sea transport (military)
  • USS Orion
    USS Orion
    USS Orion is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy]:, a wooden schooner used as part of the Stone Fleet of the Union Navy during the American Civil War., a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor of the Union Navy during the American Civil War, the name used only briefly following the original...

    , the name of several U.S. Navy vessels
  • HMS Orion
    HMS Orion
    Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology. was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1787 and broken up in 1814. was an 80-gun second rate screw ship launched in 1854 and broken up in 1867. was an armoured corvette built...

    , the name of several Royal Navy vessels
  • Orion class battleship
    Orion class battleship
    The Orion class battleships were four super-dreadnoughts — the first ships of that type — of the Royal Navy. The lead ship, , was launched in 1910. They were the first Royal Navy dreadnoughts to have all their main guns in the centreline, although the U.S. South Carolina class had this advanced...

    , a series of super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy
  • HMAS Orion
    HMAS Orion
    HMAS Orion was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy .-Design and construction:The Oberon class was based heavily on the preceding Porpoise class of submarines, with changes made to improve the vessels' hull integrity, sensor systems, and stealth capabilities. Eight submarines...

    , Oberon class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy
  • French ship Orion (1787)
    French ship Orion (1787)
    The Orion was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.She took part in fighting on the coast of Italy. In 1793, she was renamed Mucius Scaevola, soon shortened to Mucius....

    , a Téméraire class ship of the French Navy
  • German auxiliary cruiser Orion
    German auxiliary cruiser Orion
    Orion was an auxiliary cruiser of the German navy which operated as a merchant raider during World War II. Built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg in 1930/31 as the freighter Kurmark, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine at the outbreak of World War II and converted into the auxiliary cruiser Orion,...

    , World War II merchant raider

Businesses

  • Orion Breweries
    Orion Breweries
    is the 5th largest beer brewery in Japan, headquartered in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture. The company commands approximately 1% of the Japanese beer market. However, it controls over 50% of the beer market on Okinawa....

    , a Japan brewery
  • Orion Confectionery
    Orion Confectionery
    Orion Confectionery Co, Ltd. is a confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea. The company which is one of the three biggest food companies in Korea was established in 1956 and Orion has manufacturing facilities in Seoul, Iksan Jeollanam-do and cities in China,...

    , a South Korean confectionery company
  • Orion Corporation
    Orion Corporation
    Orion Corporation, founded in 1917 and headquartered at Espoo, Finland, is a Finnish company, which develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic tests for global markets...

    , a Finnish pharmaceutical company
  • Orion Electric
    Orion Electric
    is a Japanese consumer electronics company, and it was established in 1958 at Osaka, Japan. It is based in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Original products manufactured were transistor radios, radio cassette recorders, car stereos, and music centers...

    , a Japanese electronics company
  • Orion Electronics, a Hungarian company
  • Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Orion Energy Systems Inc. is an American power technology enterprise, founded in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and currently headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin-Company description:Orion Energy Systems Inc...

    , an American power technology company
  • Orion Expedition Cruises
    Orion Expedition Cruises
    Orion Expedition Cruises is an Australian-based luxury expedition cruise line that was formed in 2004. It currently operates a single vessel, the German-built 103 m, 4000 gross tonne MV Orion.- History :...

    , an Australian cruise line
  • Orion International, a Canadian bus manufacturer
  • Orion New Zealand Limited
    Orion New Zealand Limited
    Orion New Zealand Limited is an electricity distribution company, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.The company was formed under its current name in December 1998.Orion is owned by Christchurch City Council and Selwyn District Council...

    , a New Zealand electricity distribution company
  • Orion Optics
    Orion Optics
    For the unrelated North American telescope retailer, go to Orion Telescopes & BinocularsOrion Optics is a telescope manufacturer in Crewe, England in the United Kingdom. They produce a wide range of Newtonian reflectors and advanced Maksutov catadioptric telescopes.A family run firm, Orion Optics...

    , a British telescope manufacturer
  • Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
    Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
    For the unrelated British telescope manufacturer, go to Orion OpticsOrion Telescopes & Binoculars is an American-based retailer of foreign manufactured telescopes and other equipment for astronomy that also sells some equipment for other areas of interest, such as birdwatching...

    , an American company
  • Orionette
    Orionette
    Orionette is a historic German motorcycle brand.The Orionette AG für Motorfahrzeuge was a German motorcycle manufacturer. The company was founded in 1921. The company's headquarters was the Industriehof Oranienstraße 6 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. There was also the serial production of the Orionette...

    , also known as Orion AG für Motorfahrzeuge, a German motorcycle manufacturer
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