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{{Wiktionary|Orion}} '''Orion''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} <!--Organinzed per [[WP:LONGDAB]]--> == Common meanings == * [[Orion (constellation)]], named after the mythical hunter * [[Orion (mythology)]], a hunter in Greek mythology == Arts and media == {{for|companies in arts and media|#Companies}} === Fictional entities === ==== Characters and species ==== * [[Orion (character)]], a DC Comics character * [[Orion (Star Trek)|Orion (''Star Trek'')]], a sentient alien species * Orion, code name of [[Stephen J. Bartowski]] on the television show ''Chuck'' * Orion, in the fighting game ''[[Brawlhalla]]'' * Orions, a race in the ''[[Starfire (board wargame)|Starfire]]'' board game and book series * Orion, a [[List of Power Rangers Megaforce characters|character from ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'']] * Captain Orion, in the Japanese series ''[[X-Bomber]]'' * Orion Pax, the former name of [[Optimus Prime]]. Orion Black, the father of [[Sirius Black]] and [[Regulus Black]], in the Harry Potter Series ====Vessels==== * ''Orion'', a spaceplane in the film [[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|''2001: A Space Odyssey'']] * ''Orion'', a spaceship in ''[[Raumpatrouille Orion]]'' (''Space Patrol Orion'' in English), the first German science fiction television series * ''"Orion"''-class spaceship, on the television series ''[[Ascension (miniseries)|Ascension]]'' === Literature === {{for|periodicals|#Periodicals}} * ''Orion'', an 1843 poem by [[Richard Henry Horne]] * ''Orion'', a 1978 novel by [[Gail Brewer-Giorgio]] * ''Orion and King Arthur'', a 2012 novel series by [[Ben Bova]] * ''[[The Orion (book)|The Orion]]'', an 1893 book on sociology by Bal Gangadhar Tilak * ''[[Dead at Daybreak]]'', a 1998 novel by Deon Meyer, originally published as ''Orion'' === Music === ==== Albums and long-form compositions ==== * [[Orion (Ryan Adams album)|''Orion'' (Ryan Adams album)]] * [[Orion (X Ambassadors album)|''Orion'' (X Ambassadors album)]] * [[Orion (Vivier)|''Orion'' (Vivier)]], a 1979 orchestral work by Claude Vivier * [[Orion (Lacoste)|''Orion'' (Lacoste)]], an opera by the French composer Louis Lacoste * ''Orion'', a 2004 [[Philip Glass]] composition * ''Orion'', an album by the band [[she (Swedish band)|she]] * ''Orion & Pleiades'' (1984), a symphonic work by [[Toru Takemitsu]] ==== Songs ==== * [[Orion (Girl Next Door song)|"Orion" (Girl Next Door song)]] * [[Orion (Mika Nakashima song)|"Orion" (Mika Nakashima song)]] * [[Orion (Metallica song)|"Orion" (Metallica song)]], an instrumental piece on the album ''Master of Puppets'' * "Orion", a song by [[12012]] * "Orion", a song in the boxed set ''[[Dead Can Dance (1981–1998) ]]'' by Dead Can Dance * "Orion", a song on the album ''[[Stormwatch (album)|Stormwatch]]'' by Jethro Tull * "Orion", a 2017 non-album single by [[Kenshi Yonezu]] ==== Other uses in music ==== * [[Orion Records]] (1960s–'80s), a classical record label * [[Orion (singer)]] (Jimmy Ellis, 1945–1998), American singer * [[Youth (musician)]] (Martin Glover, born 1960), British musician also known as Orion === Periodicals=== * [[Orion (manga)|''Orion'' (manga)]], by Masamune Shirow * [[Orion (magazine)|''Orion'' (magazine)]], a magazine on nature, environment and culture * [[Orion (1840s magazine)|''Orion'' (1840s magazine)]], an American literary magazine that ran from 1842 to 1844 * ''ORiON'', the journal of the [[Operations Research Society of South Africa]] * ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion]]'', a manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi * [[The Orion (California State University, Chico)|''The Orion'' (California State University, Chico)]], a student newspaper ===Other uses in arts and media=== * [[Orion (film)|''Orion'' (film)]], a Canadian film * [[Orion (sculpture)|''Orion'' (sculpture)]], work by Mark di Suvero * [[Miss Riboet's Orion]] (1925–42), a theatrical troupe active in the Dutch East Indies == Buildings == * [[The Orion (skyscraper)]] in New York City * [[Orion Assembly]], a General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan * [[Orion Building]], 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 * [[Orion Mall]], Bangalore, India; a shopping mall == Companies == ===Arts and media=== * [[Orion Pictures]], an American film production company, now a subsidiary of MGM * [[Orion Publishing Group]], a UK-based book publisher * [[Orion Records]] (1960s–'80s), a classical record label * [[Orion Broadcasting]], a broadcasting company in Louisville, Kentucky ===Electrical power and electronics=== * [[Orion Electric]], a Japanese electronics company * [[Orion Electronics]], a Hungarian company * [[Orion Energy Systems]], an American power technology company * [[Orion New Zealand Limited]], a New Zealand electricity distribution company ===Food and beverage=== * [[Orion Breweries]], the fifth-largest beer brewery in Japan * [[Orion (chocolate)]], a Czech chocolate confectionery, [[List of Nestlé brands|subsidiary of Nestlé]] since 1999 * [[Orion Corporation (South Korean company)]], a South Korean confectionery company ===Transportation and vehicles=== {{anchor|Transportation and vehicle companies}} ====Transport carriers==== * [[Orion Airways]], a UK airline that operated from 1979 to 1989 * [[Orion Air]], a Seychelles airline * [[Orion Expedition Cruises]], an Australian cruise line * [[Orionair]], a Spanish charter airline * Orionair, name used by Luxembourg airline [[Lionair (Luxembourg)|Lionair]] when operating flights to the United States ====Vehicle manufacturers==== * [[Orion Bus Industries]], a Canadian bus manufacturer * Orion Space, a Nepalese company producing the [[Nepal PQ-1]] picosatellite * [[Orionette]], also known as Orion AG für Motorfahrzeuge, a German motorcycle manufacturer ===Other companies=== * [[Orion Telescopes & Binoculars]], an American company * [[Orion Corporation (pharmaceutical company)]], a Finnish pharmaceutical company * [[Orion Group (Bangladesh)]], a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates ** [[Orion Pharma (Bangladesh)]], a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company * [[Orion Group (recruitment company)]], Scottish international recruiting company == People == * [[Orion (name)]] * Orion, industry name of record producer [[Darren Tate]] (born 1972) * Orion, stage name of [[Tomasz Wróblewski]] (born 1980), Polish musician * [[Jimmy "Orion" Ellis]] (1945–1998), American rockabilly singer == Places == {{for|buildings|#Buildings}} === United States === * [[Orion, Alabama]], an unincorporated community * [[Orion, Illinois]], a village ** [[Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois]] ** [[Orion High School]], in Orion, Illinois * [[Orion, Wisconsin]], a town ** [[Orion (community), Wisconsin]], an unincorporated community * [[Orion Township, Michigan]] * [[Orion Township, Minnesota]] === Elsewhere === * [[Orion, Alberta]], Canada, a hamlet * [[Orion, Bataan]], the Philippines, a municipality * [[Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques]], France, a commune * [[Orion, Queensland]], Australia, a village in the Central Highlands Region * [[Orion Passage]], a narrow sailing route on the northwestern tip of Antarctica ==Science and technology== {{for|vehicles and transportation technology|#Transportation and military}} ===Astronomy=== * [[Orion (constellation)]], named after the mythical hunter * [[Orion Arm]], a galactic spiral arm with apparent location near the constellation * [[Orion Nebula]], in the constellation ===Biology=== * [[Orion (beetle)|''Orion'' (beetle)]], a genus of beetles * [[Orion (grape)]], a white wine grape variety * ''[[Historis odius]]'', the Orion, a butterfly in the genus ''Historis'' ===Computing=== *[[ORION (research and education network)]], the provincial research network of Ontario, Canada * [[Orion (system-on-a-chip)]], used in network-attached storage * [[Ferranti Orion]], a mid-range mainframe computer introduced in 1959 * [[HLH Orion]], a series of minicomputers produced in the 1980s * [[Orion Application Server]], a Java EE application server * [[Kagi_(search_engine)#Orion_Browser|Orion Browser]], a [[web browser]] from [[Kagi_(search_engine)|Kagi Inc.]] the company behind the search search engine of the same name * Orion quantum computing system, developed by [[D-Wave Systems]] * Orion, a [[List of Eclipse projects#Top-level sub-projects|browser-based IDE and open tool integration platform from Eclipse]] * Orion, IT admin software by [[SolarWinds]] * [[GPT-4.5]], a 2025 large language model developed by OpenAI ===Other technologies=== * [[Orion (laser)]], a large laser installation in the UK *[[Orion (space telescope)]], two research instruments on crewed 1970s Soviet spacecraft == Sports == === Football (soccer) === * [[A.D. Orión]], a Panamanian football club * [[Orión F.C.]], a Costa Rican football club * [[Orion F.C.]], a Scottish football club ===Other sports=== * [[Goyang Orion Orions]], a South Korean basketball team * Orions, former name of the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]], a Japanese baseball team == Transportation and military == {{for|transportation companies|#Transportation and vehicle companies}} === Air === * [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]], a maritime patrol aircraft, with several variants * [[Lockheed Model 9 Orion]], a passenger aircraft introduced in 1931 * [[Aurora Flight Sciences Orion]], a long-endurance uncrewed aircraft * [[Bristol Orion]], a cancelled two-shaft turboprop aero engine developed by Bristol Siddeley * [[Kronshtadt Orion]], Russian UCAV drone === Land === * [[Ford Orion]], a car based on the Ford Escort but with a larger boot and four doors * ''Orion'', a [[South Devon Railway Comet class|South Devon Railway Comet-class]] steam locomotive * ''Orion'', a [[GWR 3300 Class|GWR 3300-class]] steam locomotive * [[Mitsubishi Orion engine]], a series of internal combustion engines produced by Mitsubishi Motors === Sea === ==== Military vessels ==== * {{USS|Orion}}, several U.S. Navy vessels * {{HMS|Orion}}, several Royal Navy vessels * {{sclass|Orion|battleship|1}}, a series of super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy * {{HMAS|Orion}}, an ''Oberon''-class of the Royal Australian Navy * {{HSwMS|Orion|A201}}, a Swedish ELINT vessel * {{ship|French ship|Orion|1787}}, a ''Téméraire''-class of the French Navy * {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Orion}}, World War II merchant raider * BAE ''Orion'' (H-101), Ecuadorian Navy ship, originally {{USS|Mulberry|AN-27}} * NRP ''Oríon'' (P1156), a Portuguese Navy {{sclass|Centauro|fiscalization boat|1}} ====Other vessels==== * {{ship||Orion|paddle steamer|3}}, a ship which sank off Portpatrick, Scotland in 1850 * {{MV|Orion}}, a cruise ship * {{RMS|Orion}}, an ocean liner of the Orient Steam Navigation Company * {{SS|Orion}}, a Swedish steel steamship decommissioned in 1979, now a museum ship * [[Orion 50]], an American sailboat design * [[Orion (ship, 1904)|''Orion'' (ship, 1904)]], built as a whale-catcher, she later served as a fireboat in Vancouver === Space === ====Rockets==== * [[Orion (rocket)]], a US sounding rocket * [[Orión (rocket)]], an Argentine sounding rocket * [[Orion (rocket stage)]], a series of rocket motors used in the Pegasus rockets * [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)]], a 1958 US nuclear pulse propulsion study project ==== Space vehicles ==== * [[Blok DM-03]], a variant of the Russian upper stage rocket * [[Orion (spacecraft)]], NASA crew vehicle first flown in 2022 * [[Orion (space telescope)]], two instruments flown aboard Soviet spacecraft * ''Orion'', the Lunar Module used in the [[Apollo 16]] mission * [[Orion (satellite)]], a series of reconnaissance satellites * A series of satellites operated by Orion Network Systems, now part of [[Telesat]] * [[Orion 3]], an off-course communication satellite (1999) == Other uses == * [[Orion (dog)]], a rescue dog * [[Orion (roller coaster)]], a steel roller coaster at Kings Island, in Mason, Ohio, US * Orion, the flagship wine of American winemaker [[Sean Thackrey]] * Our Race is Our Nation, a slogan used by the [[Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary#Code words and phrases|Ku Klux Klan]] and other white nationalists == See also == * [[Arion (disambiguation)]] * [[EURion constellation]], anti-counterfeiting patterns integrated into various kinds of currency * [[Exercise Orion (disambiguation)]] * [[L'Orione|''Orione'' (opera)]] (1653), by Francesco Cavalli * [[O'Ryan]] * [[Orion 1 (disambiguation)]] * [[Orion 2 (disambiguation)]] * [[Orion the Hunter (disambiguation)]] * [[Project Orion (disambiguation)]] *{{srt}} {{Disambiguation|geo|ship}}
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