In recent years, the satellite communications industry has experienced an escalation of signal interference, adversely impacting broadcast and telecommunication services. The Initiative has launched a multiple front campaign to combat this trend. The first aspect is a carrier ID working forum to pursue industry implementation of carrier ID: a means to identify interfering signals. The second aspect is the formation of the Space Data Association- an organization that will facilitate collecting and sharing interference event data amongst its satellite operator members. The third aspect is VSAT installer training.Installation by inadequately trained technicians is one of the main causes of interference identified by the Initiative. GVF has responded by enhancing the established VSAT Installer Training program to focus even more strongly on the skills necessary to avoid accidental generation of adjacent-satellite, cross-pol, and re-radiation interference.

As part of the Initiative, Intelsat has announcedtheir intent to train 400 installers per year through GVF for the next three years. SES has also formally adopted the GVF program, saying the training would help in its efforts to refocus the industry’s approach to managing and preventing interference. They have been joined by other satellite operators such as Eutelsat, Inmarsat, Telesat, Asiasat and others in endorsing the GVF’s new Basic Certification level and the associated online training course, GVF510, specifically targeted at delivering the core skills needed by field technicians to avoid creating VSAT-generated interference.

Whether it is mitigating uplink interference via the Basic Certification, providing solid knowledge and skills in VSAT installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting via the Advanced Certification, or gaining skills for installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of specific equipment types via Specialist Certifications, the GVF Certification Program provides training for the knowledge and skills you need to be successful in the VSAT industry.

The new satellites, to be designated ASTRA 2E, ASTRA 2F, ASTRA 2G and ASTRA 5B, will allow the release of the existing satellites at two orbital positions (28.2 and 31.5 degrees East) and add new capacity as well as fleet deployment flexibility for the SES group over the coming years. The satellites are scheduled for launch in several steps between 2012 and 2014. The design life of each satellite is 15 years.

?This important investment in new satellite capacity will enhance the prominence of SES ASTRA?s 28.2 degrees East position, mainly for the UK and Irish markets, and improve coverage of Eastern Europe from 31.5 degrees East,? said Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES. ?It will also allow SES WORLD SKIES to extend its offer to the African and Middle Eastern markets. By adding significant flexibility and improved functionality, these new satellites will allow SES to further drive its DTH, DTT, enterprise and broadband businesses while consolidating space assets and strengthening the international reach of the group. Also, we are pleased to be working again with Astrium. SES has appreciated the quality of their products and their customer dedication in recent and ongoing contracts, and this is exactly what we are looking for in this multi-satellite contract.?

The four new satellites will be built on a Eurostar E3000 platform, the latest version of Astrium?s Eurostar series which has proven to be highly reliable in commercial service. A total of 60 Eurostar satellites have been ordered to date. SES has already ordered three Eurostar E3000s: ASTRA 1M, which entered into service one year ago; ASTRA 3B, ready for launch early next year; and ASTRA 1N, which was ordered last year and is currently under construction.

“Astrium is extremely proud to have been selected by the world’s premier satellite operator, and I would like to profoundly thank SES for their confidence. Following a rigorous selection process among the world’s leading satellite manufacturers, Astrium demonstrated that it offered the best solutions for SES. The decision to order four satellites in a single contract increases Astrium?s long-term standing as a market leader in satellite production. I would also like to express my gratitude to the teams on both sides of the table for their outstanding professionalism, which ultimately made it possible to sign one of the biggest contracts for telecommunications satellites in the world,” said Astrium CEO François Auque.

Three of the new spacecraft, ASTRA 2E, ASTRA 2F and ASTRA 2G, will serve to deliver next generation broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in Europe and Africa, and will carry Ku-and Ka-band payloads at 28.2 degrees East.

The Ku-band capacity will allow SES ASTRA to enhance and secure its existing offering to major Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in the UK and Ireland. With a Ku-band payload specifically designed to meet the requirements of some of Europe?s largest DTH broadcasters, the satellites will have spot beam and pan-European beam switching capabilities to accommodate both pay-TV and free-to-air broadcasters, and to provide these customers with increased functionality. SES ASTRA customers in this region include BSkyB, BBC, ITV, Freesat, Channel Four, UK TV, Virgin Media, Five, MTV and Discovery. The Ka-band payload will allow SES ASTRA to develop next generation broadband services in Europe, including its growing ASTRA2Connect product.

ASTRA 2E, ASTRA 2F and ASTRA 2G will also include replacement and new capacity for the SES WORLD SKIES division, serving the African and the Middle Eastern markets with Ku-and Ka-band capacity. The new capacity will provide continuity of service and expansion opportunities for customers that are today already using the ASTRA 2B steerable beam over West Africa, as well as for new customers

ASTRA 5B will be deployed at the orbital position 31.5 degrees East, extending SES ASTRA’s transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighboring markets for DTH, Direct-to-Cable (DTC) and contribution feeds to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) networks.

SES? orbital position 28.2 degrees East is currently served by the ASTRA 2A, 2B and 2D spacecraft. The 31.5 degrees East position is currently served by ASTRA 2C.

It has recently come to the attention of atrexx that some customers of satellite operators are dissatisfied with the fact that they are tied into long-term capacity leases, and there is no flexibility offered to them in terms of opting out of their contract or exchanging their bandwidth.

Markus Schäfer, Managing Director, Marketing and Sales at atrexx explained: “Reasons for customers’ dissatisfaction with their long term leases could be the economic situation taking its toll, or new capacity being introduced to the market that offers better coverage and higher power. Unfortunately, satellite operators will generally not bend on the terms of the contract leaving the customer with capacity that they cannot use. Other customers want to upgrade existing leases to respond to increased demand, and they cannot do so as all capacity has been sold.”

atrexx provides a valuable solution to these problems - the atrexx Trading Platform: Established in 2002, the Platform is a satellite marketplace, designed to bring buyers and sellers of satellite related resources and services together. The Platform offers free registration to both parties. Once registered, they are able to post their request or their available services onto the platform. All postings are publicly - yet anonymously - accessible worldwide, to everyone with access to the Internet. Updates are available by e-mail as well as through Twitter tweets and RSS feeds.

The Platform offers many advantages for both the buyer and the seller. The seller benefits by making a sale on capacity that would otherwise have not been used. From the buyer’s point of view, the atrexx Platform provides them with a great choice of suppliers and therefore enables them to find the best deal possible and to realize considerable savings. When satellite capacity is scarce, as is currently the case for Africa and the Middle East, the resale market is often the only source to satisfy specific requests, as satellite operators are often sold out.

Once the registrant has identified a post that attracts them, atrexx takes over. atrexx opens the bidding process with the supplier on the buyer’s behalf, pre-negotiating the contract terms and acting within a well-defined framework. All parties know exactly where they stand. atrexx has already helped many who have found that they no longer wish to hold on to their capacity.

Edwin Cras, Managing Director of Castor Broadcasting B.V., a leading provider of voice, video, data and multimedia solutions, based in the Netherlands, voiced his satisfaction: “Finding the right satellite capacity at the right price used to involve a lot of phone calls to hopefully the right people. Selling is even tougher; often you were looking for the needle in the haystack. With the atrexx Trading Platform finding capacity is much easier!” Mr. Cras continued: “Selling is even better; everybody looking for capacity can now find a seller with great ease. This helps to avoid empty capacity sitting on your books eating your profits away. We at Castor for sure have benefitted from the atrexx Trading Platform.”

The atrexx Trading Platform offers its users a simple and stress-free way of obtaining or dispensing with capacity. In an age where bandwidth is a precious commodity, atrexx is able to maximize usage of any capacity left idle and often to provide the resources that are urgently needed.

Liftoff of the 48th Ariane 5 mission took place at the start of the launch window: 21:00 CET (20:00 UTC; 17:00 French Guiana). The target injection orbit had a perigee altitude of 250 km, an apogee altitude at injection of 35 786 km and an inclination of 6º. The satellites were accurately injected into their transfer orbits about 27 and 31 minutes after liftoff, respectively.

NSS-12 will be located at 57°E and provide direct-to-home coverage using four regional Ku-band spot beams covering the Middle East and Europe, Central and South Asia and, for the first time, East Africa. High-capacity, high-power C-band hemispheric beams will serve Europe, Africa (including Mauritius) and the Middle East, as well as an area stretching across Asia to Australia. A powerful C-band global beam will reach from the United Kingdom to the Far East.

Thor 6 will be located at 1°W and deliver high-power, direct-to-home television services using 36 Ku-band transponders, 16 of which will serve the Nordic countries. The other 20 transponders will provide capacity for the growing broadcasting demands across Central and Eastern Europe.

The payload mass for this launch was 9462 kg; the satellite masses totalled 8671 kg, with payload adapters and dispensers making up the additional 791 kg.

Liftoff of flight V192
Arianespace and Europe?s Spaceport are planning seven Ariane launches during 2009, maintaining the heavy-lift vehicle?s flight rate. The ability to sustain high launch rates has already been demonstrated: during the 12-month period from August 2007 to August 2008, there were nine launches (V177 ? V185).

Initial construction of the Ariane 5 GS launcher for the seventh flight has been completed and the vehicle stands ready in the Launcher Integration Building (Bâtiment d?Intégration Lanceur; BIL) to be transferred to the Final Assembly Building (Bâtiment d?Assemblage Final; BAF) now it has been vacated by the rollout of V192.

Flight timeline
The Ariane 5?s cryogenic, liquid-propellant main engine was ignited first. Seven seconds later, the solid-propellant boosters were also fired, and the vehicle lifted off a fraction of a second later.

The solid boosters were jettisoned 2 min 21 sec after main engine ignition, and the fairing protecting the payload during the climb through Earth?s atmosphere was discarded at 3 min 9 sec. The launcher?s main engine was shut down at 8 min 52 sec; six seconds later, the main cryogenic stage separated from the upper stage and its payload.

Four seconds after main stage separation, the engine of the cryogenic upper stage was ignited to continue the journey. The engine was shut down at 24 min 45 sec into the flight, at which point the vehicle was travelling at 9400 m/s (33 840 km/h) at an altitude of 600 km. The conditions for geostationary transfer orbit injection had been achieved.

At 26 min 36 sec after main engine ignition, NSS-12 separated from the upper stage, followed by Thor 6 at 31 min 14 sec. Ariane 5?s flight operations were completed 49 min 28 sec after main engine ignition.

“This marks the completion of our first satellite built for SES,” said John Celli, president and chief operating officer at Space Systems/Loral. “We are pleased that the Space Systems/Loral powerful satellite platform will contribute to SES’ ongoing success in providing services to some of the world’s fastest growing markets.”

NSS-12, which will be the largest satellite in the SES WORLD SKIES fleet, is designed to enable communications services for telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations, and governments in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia and Central Asia. NSS-12 will replace NSS-703 at the orbital location of 57 degrees East longitude and will help offer substantial expansion opportunities for its customers.

“NSS-12 marked the beginning of our relationship with SS/L,” said Robert Bednarek, president and chief executive officer of SES WORLD SKIES. “SS/L has been very responsive to our needs throughout the construction of this satellite and we are pleased that the completed satellite is now at launch base. We look forward to a successful launch.”

NSS-12 carries 40 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponder equivalents. Two hemispheric C-band beams covering Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to Australia are used for applications such as telephony, cable distribution and corporate networks. This coverage is augmented by a powerful C-band global beam spanning from the UK to the Far East. The satellite will also provide Direct-to-Home video through four regional Ku-band spot beams over the Middle East, Europe, Central and South Asia, and East Africa. With the combined C- and Ku-band coverage, the satellite will reach an estimated two-thirds of the world’s population.

NSS-12, which will provide service for 15 years or more, is based on SS/L’s 1300 space-proven platform, which is designed with the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. Space Systems/Loral currently has three additional satellites under construction for SES.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new global division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 25 satellites — part of the 40 spacecraft of the SES group — delivering services as diverse as television distribution and broadcast, internet access, data transmission and business and government communications to customers worldwide. SES WORLD SKIES’ unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solution for a host of business and government requirements, with a view toward helping customers meet their short-term challenges and realize their longer-term goals. The company comprises a world-class team of customer care and technical professionals located in Princeton (NJ), The Hague, Washington D.C., Singapore, Beijing, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Sydney, Accra and Johannesburg. Visit www.ses.com for more information.

About Space Systems/Loral

Based in Palo Alto, California, SS/L designs and builds satellites and spacecraft systems for commercial and government customers around the world. As the leading provider of commercial satellites, the company works closely with satellite operators to deliver spacecraft for a broad range of services including direct-to-home television, digital audio radio, broadband Internet, and digital multimedia broadcasting. With more active transponders on three-axis controlled spacecraft than any other satellite manufacturer, SS/L helps customers meet business objectives with advanced solutions based on space-proven heritage designs. For more information, visit www.ssloral.com.

About Loral Space & Communications

Loral Space & Communications is a satellite communications company. Through its Space Systems/Loral subsidiary, the company is a world-class leader in the design and manufacture of satellites and satellite systems for commercial and government applications including direct-to-home television, broadband communications, wireless telephony, weather monitoring, and air traffic management. Loral also owns 64 percent of Telesat, one of the world’s largest providers of satellite services. Telesat operates a fleet of telecommunications satellites used to broadcast video entertainment programming, distribute direct-to-home video and broadband data services, and other value-added communications services. For more information, visit Loral’s web site at www.loral.com. LORL-G

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SES Global

SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES unveiled SES WORLD SKIES as the name for its newly integrated operation

SES WORLD SKIES has an expanding fleet of 25 satellites within the 40-satellite global SES fleet, six additional spacecraft slated for launch over the next two years, 350 employees and more than 550 full-time customers worldwide. SES WORLD SKIES combines the strong reputation for excellence and North American presence of SES AMERICOM with the agility and global reach of SES NEW SKIES in a single, unified organization.

“With the integration of SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES nearly complete, SES WORLD SKIES more precisely describes the reach of our evolving fleet, the depth of our expertise, and our rock solid customer commitment around the globe,? said Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES. “SES WORLD SKIES is a world-class, global satellite operator serving six continents, and traversing three oceans with innovative and robust solutions as diverse as our customer base.?

Bednarek also noted that by leveraging SES? financial strength, SES WORLD SKIES has initiated one of the industry?s most aggressive launch schedule and capacity expansion plans to meet the growing demand of markets everywhere. Included in these plans is the future launch of its NSS-12 satellite, which will deliver a mix of DTH, VSAT and telecom applications with coverage over Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

SES WORLD SKIES’ satellites and the people and technologies behind them are enabling a world of possibilities, innovations and business platforms around the world - from the delivery of advanced HD and DTH across The Americas, Asia, Africa and other regions to the global connectivity that is the lifeline for businesses offering enterprise, government, mobile and maritime communications services to millions of people in virtually every corner of the globe.

C-Band capacity to link Korea with Africa and the Middle East

The Hague, June 17, 2009 - SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced today at Communic-Asia in Singapore that Korea Telecom Corporation (KT) has signed a three-year capacity agreement for the use of up to 9 MHz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and NSS-12 satellites.

NSS-703 orbits at 57 degrees East while NSS-12 is scheduled to be launched into this orbital position in the third quarter of 2009. KT Corporation, Korea’s incumbent telecom operator, has deployed a dedicated 32 meter uplink antenna to access the new SES AMERICOM NEW SKIES satellite at its Earth Station in Boeun, Korea.

Mr.Chang, Sang Ku, Director of KT Corporation, said: “The coverage and power of the NSS satellites provide us with an excellent opportunity to help our Korean customers to connect to their operations in Africa and the Middle East through one single satellite hop.”

Elias Zaccack, Vice President of Sales Asia Pacific at SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES added: “Our satellites have been specifically designed to support our customers’ connectivity needs in the target regions. NSS-12 with its cross-connectivity transponders is ideally suited to support our cross-regional requirements. We are pleased to add KT to the list of prestigious customers on NSS-12, a new satellite which will be practically fully booked when it launches.”

Steve Collar, Senior Vice President of Market Development: Steve is responsible for the growth of the new division?s satellite and service portfolio including the definition of new spacecraft and products. Steve also oversees the long range strategic planning activities in close cooperation with other SES group entities.

Anders Johnson, Senior Vice President Strategic Satellite Development: Anders is responsible for the creation, development and execution of custom satellite solutions for large users of satellite bandwidth, as well as for the division?s spectrum development activities. Anders previously headed SES AMERICOM?s business development group.

Robert Kisilywicz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Rob is responsible for overall financial planning, reporting, procurement and risk management as well as supporting investor relations activities for SES in North America. Rob was the CFO of SES AMERICOM and previously served as Vice President and Controller of GE AMERICOM, and as Senior Manager with KPMG LLP in their auditing and M&A practices.

Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President Media Services: Bryan is responsible for building and maintaining the division?s leadership in media & entertainment distribution throughout North America and oversees occasional use sales globally. Bryan has held senior management positions in traditional broadcasting and cable networks, as well as being at the forefront of interactive technology developments in television programming.

Tip Osterthaler, President and CEO of AMERICOM GOVERNMENT SERVICES (AGS): Tip, a retired Brigadier General, leverages AMERICOM?s 30-year heritage of experience in the government SATCOM market offering comprehensive satellite-based communications solutions to U.S. federal agencies.

Thai Rubin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel: Thai oversees all legal and regulatory responsibilities of the new division. He joined New Skies at its inception in 1998 as Associate General Counsel, with responsibility for commercial contracts related to satellite and launch procurements, strategic transactions and customer contracts. Before joining New Skies, he was Senior Legal Counsel at PanAmSat.

Henk Slettenhaar, Vice President Human Resources: Henk leads the Human Resources teams located in The Netherlands and the United States. His responsibilities include staffing, compensation & benefits, training & development, payroll and general HRM for the company?s offices around the world.

Gerson Souto, Senior Vice President Commercial Services: Gerson assumes overall responsibility for the commercial management of existing satellite capacity and service offerings; asset/yield management, product management, business analysis, contingency and transition planning; marketing communications and media relations. Gerson joined SES in 1998 and came to NEW SKIES in 2007. Previously he worked at Intelsat and prior to that at Embratel, a Brazilian telecommunications long distance carrier.

Scott J. Sprague, Senior Vice President Global Sales: Scott leads the global sales team located throughout regional offices around the world. His primary responsibilities include generating revenues across all products and services, providing additional senior level customer interaction, and assessing and developing alternate sales channels.

States Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES: ?I am very confident that this team of experienced industry veterans will drive our new division to the highest levels of excellence as we provide customized satellite capacity solutions to media, telecom, enterprise and government customers on a global basis. Our 25 satellites, within a total SES fleet of 40 satellites in orbit, clearly illustrate our ability to support business growth for our customers. Plus, with six satellites under construction, we are well-positioned to significantly increase capacity in the future.?

Seventy-four percent of the outstanding shares were present or represented at the meeting, with ninety-nine percent of such shares voting in favor of the transaction. Antitrust reviews have been completed in the United States and Germany but other U.S. regulatory approvals remain pending, including approvals from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

The amalgamation is expected to close during the second quarter of 2006, although it is possible that it could occur sooner or later than this.

Following the special general meeting of New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. shareholders held earlier today, Dan Goldberg, president of the Company, said, "We are pleased that our shareholders have overwhelmingly approved this transaction which serves the best interests of our shareholders, customers, employees and suppliers and we look forward to an exciting future with SES Global as we become their third satellite infrastructure pillar, alongside ASTRA in Europe and AMERICOM in North America".