FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Note: Following the company’s indication of its intention to dispose of its controlling interest, the ND SatCom unit is presented as a discontinued operation in accordance with IFRS 5, with effect from this results announcement. Further detail is presented on page 4. Prior year comparative figures have been restated accordingly.

• Revenue rose 4.5% to EUR 844.9 million over the prior year (EUR 808.1 million)

  • Recurring¹revenue rose 4.6% to EUR 840million

• EBITDA of EUR 632.7 million was 3.3% ahead of the prior year (EUR 612.2 million)

  • Recurring EBITDA rose 3.8% to EUR 641 million

  • EBITDA margin was 74.9%

  • Infrastructure EBITDA margin was 83.6%

• Operating profit rose 4.5% to EUR 386.3 million

• Profit from continuing operations was EUR 229.7 million (EUR 256.3 million)

• EPS from continuing operations was EUR 0.59 (2009: EUR 0.66)

• Net Debt/EBITDA at the period end was 3.23 times

• Successful launch/entry into operation of three satellites: NSS-12; SES-1; ASTRA 3B

• Contract backlog increased by 7.0% to EUR 7.1 billion

Romain Bausch, President and CEO, stated:

"SES continued to implement its growth strategy during the first six months of the year, launching and bringing into service three new satellites. These satellites brought important replacement and incremental capacity, for the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean region. We are negotiating the disposal of ND SatCom as part of our strategy to focus services activities on developing demand for capacity on our satellites. The overall development of group activities and the financial result for the period is entirely in line with our previous guidance.”

Financial and Business Overview

Reported revenue grew by 4.5% to EUR 844.9 million, whilst reported EBITDA grew by 3.3% to EUR 632.7 million, yielding a margin of 74.9%. Recurring revenue growth was 4.6%, delivering a rise of 3.8% at the EBITDA level.

EBITDA grew at a slightly lower rate than Revenue, mainly as a consequence of the relative increase in contribution from services activities, which yield a lower margin. Operating Profit grew by 4.5% to EUR 386.3 million.

Principal developments in the period were the addition of new capacity following the entry into commercial service of NSS-12 in January and of ASTRA 3B in June. The SES-1 satellite was launched in May and brought into commercial service in mid-June, further mitigating the solar array circuit failure risk on the U.S. satellite fleet.

Other developments included the completion of the ProtoStar 2 acquisition, which will bring new capacity for the Indian and South East Asian markets.

New DTH platforms were established, in Puerto Rico, where Claro TV began transmissions, and notably in Africa, where Wananchi started operations in Kenya and Top TV began transmissions in South Africa. In the European markets, television channel growth continued to drive demand, with additional momentum coming from the accelerating growth of HD TV offerings. Sogecable and M7 further extended their HD offerings with capacity at ASTRA.

Satellite continues to play an important role by enabling the universal availability of TV programming initially distributed through digital terrestrial broadcasts, such as in France, where TNTSAT has seen record growth in the last six months.

There were no further instances of solar array circuit anomalies requiring commercially available capacity reductions on susceptible Lockheed Martin A2100 satellites, since the last disclosure in April.

SES ASTRA

SES ASTRA’s technical reachrose to 125 million TV homes, three million greater than the year before. For the first time, satellite’s reach outperforms that of cable in Europe, with 77 million satellite and 71 million cable households. HD channel growth continued, with 135 HD channels now broadcast via the ASTRA system.

The launch of ASTRA 3B and subsequent entry into service on 16 June added 21 transponders of new capacity. Twelve of these comprise the Middle East beam, which is now fully contracted, with eight transponders being contracted by Artel for corporate and government networks.

A second contract for hosted payload services, EGNOS 2, was concluded with the European Commission. The services will be carried out on ASTRA 5B and will provide navigational overlay services within Europe.

In March, SES ASTRA took full ownership of SES SIRIUS via the purchase from Swedish Space Corporation of the 10% it did not already own. SES SIRIUS operations are now fully integrated under the SES ASTRA segment.

In Spain, Sogecable has further developed its collaboration with SES ASTRA, increasing its HDTV offering on its Digital+ platform. SES ASTRA is providing two additional transponders at the prime orbital position of 19.2E.

Two transponders were contracted with M7 group for delivery of HD TV programming for the Netherlands from 23.5E, while in South Africa, Top TV of On Digital Media, began its new pay-TV offering with three transponders on the ASTRA 4A satellite. In addition, APS provides related uplink services to Top TV.

Broadband via satellite operations through ASTRA2Connect were extended with agreements signed with GSE of Italy for remote energy installation monitoring and with NASK of Poland for consumer and corporate network connectivity. In France, an agreement was signed with Wibox for delivery of broadband into areas without terrestrial network connectivity.

In the German market, HD+, the high definition services platform, has enjoyed considerable success, with over 1 million smart cards now already shipped to equipment manufacturers. With a broad range of some 20 HD+ set top box models available, the offer can also be accessed with other receivers via a CI+ module, of which over 100,000 have been sold.

In France, TNTSAT, the digital terrestrial offer via satellite, continued its strong growth with a total of 2.3 million receivers now sold into the market since its launch in March 2007.

SES WORLD SKIES

In the first half, SES WORLD SKIES continued its business development in key markets around the world. The first notable event was the entry into service of the NSS-12 satellite during January, delivering incremental capacity for the Indian Ocean region and Central Asia. The bulk of the additional capacity on this satellite has been contracted and is expected to be in commercial use by the end of this year.

The SES-1 satellite was launched in May and brought into commercial service in mid-June. This satellite replaces AMC-4 and AMC-2 which had been co-located at 101W. These satellites are in the process of being relocated to serve at other orbital positions: AMC-4 is planned to operate at the 67W orbital position, by agreement with the Andean Community; AMC-2 is flying at 79W where it will take over from AMC-5 and to provide continuity of service up to end of current contracts.

The purchase of ProtoStar-2 (renamed SES-7) has been completed. The satellite will be relocated to the orbital position 108.2E where it will be co-located with NSS-11 and provide further depth for services in the region, in particular for the Indian market, as of the third quarter of the year.

Strong progress was made in delivery of DTH platforms. In Puerto Rico, Claro TV began commercial operations on AMC-21; in Kenya, the Wananchi DTH and IP service platform initiated service on NSS-12; and Vietnamese operator AVG unveiled its DTH platform on NSS-6.

The HD TV programming line-up in the U.S. was extended, with HSN taking further capacity for HD programming on AMC-10, whereas Retro TV increased its SD offering by taking an additional two transponders’ capacity on AMC-7.

Government services activities were refocused with the reorganisation of Americom Government Services. The unit has been renamed SES WORLD SKIES U.S. Government Solutions (“USGS”) and will be increasing its emphasis on bandwidth sales, with correspondingly improved margins. A new hub was brought into service near Washington DC for the Department of Defense global operations, enhancing USGS’ ability to deliver additional capacity into the DoD global network.

Finally, a replacement satellite, SES-6, was ordered from Astrium. SES-6 will replace NSS-806 in the Atlantic Ocean region, almost doubling capacity and enhancing coverage in both C and Ku-bands for North, Central and South America. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch early in 2013.

Change in Presentation Concerning ND SatCom

During the last quarter, the Company indicated its intention to dispose of its controlling interest in ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite communication systems and equipment, which is part of the SES ASTRA segment. Management is committed to the execution of a plan to this effect and is involved in active discussions with different parties.

For these reasons, ND SatCom is being disclosed in the 2010 interim condensed financial statements as a ‘Discontinued operation’ under the provisions of IFRS 5, with the impact of the interest in ND SatCom being shown under the heading ‘Discontinued operations’ in the Income Statement and on two dedicated line items in the Statement of Financial Position. Comparative numbers for the prior year have been restated onto the same basis.

For comparative purposes, the following table sets out the reported numbers (“As reported”) against those which would have been reported if IFRS 5 had not been applied (“Proforma with ND SatCom”).

Financial Outlook and Guidance

The results for the first half of the year are in line with our previous guidance and provide a solid base for future growth. Recent commercial agreements underline the growth potential in the markets served. The addition of new capacity on ASTRA 3B, the integration of the SES-7 satellite into the SES fleet, and the start of services on NSS-5 at 340 degrees East is integral to the achievement of our growth targets in 2010 and thereafter.

SES reiterates its guidance of the recurring revenue growth target in a range of 4% to 5% for 2010, with recurring EBITDA increase in line with the recurring revenue growth. Infrastructure activities are expected to continue to deliver a recurring EBITDA margin above 82%. Services activities are expected to deliver a recurring EBITDA margin of between 11% and 15%.

For 2010 to 2012 SES continues to target a compound annual growth rate for recurring revenue of 5%. This growth rate includesthe negative impact of the termination of analogue DTH transmissions in Germany, the bulk of which is expected to occur by mid-year 2012. This top line growth translates into a corresponding recurring EBITDA growth.

Note: Following a rescheduling, the Q3 results will now be reported on 27 October, not on 22 October as previously notified.

Quarterly development 2010

* The rise in operating expenses reflected largely the increase in revenues and in particular cost of sales of services revenues.

U.S. dollar exchange rate

Revenue

SES' reported revenue shows growth of 4.5% compared to the prior year. The components of the revenue development from H1 2009 to H1 2010 are illustrated in the following chart.

Revenue growth was recorded on both a reported and recurring basis, with the 4.6% recurring growth in underlying revenues generated mainly through infrastructure activities – including new satellite capacity entering commercial service in the period. This growth was augmented by favourable developments in several service businesses.

Operating expenses and EBITDA

The rise in operating expenses reflected largely the increase in revenues and in particular cost of sales of services revenues. The net programme termination charge recorded in 2009 relates to Solaris Mobile Limited. The components of the EBITDA development from H1 2009 to H1 2010 are illustrated in the following table.

The growth in recurring EBITDA of 3.8% reflects the revenue mix as noted above driven by infrastructure, but augmented by services business. This recurring expansion is broadly reflected at the reported level with USD only weakening slightly in the period compared to the prior year period and non-recurring items balancing each other in both periods.

EBITDA margin on continuing operations has stepped up by around 3.0% points in connection with the presentation of ND SatCom as a discontinued operation. At 76.3% the recurring margin is slightly lower than in the prior year following the moderate increase in the other service businesses. At reported level EBITDA margin stood at 74.9% (2009: 75.8%).

Operating profit

The increase of EUR 8.0 million in depreciation charges is influenced by the following factors:

1. The change in the depreciable fleet between the two periods

2. The impact of the stronger U.S. dollar on depreciation charges reported by SES WORLD SKIES

3. An impairment charge of EUR 5.6 million taken on the AMC-4 satellite

The changes in the depreciable fleet are as follows:

Net financing charges

The increase in the net interest expense of EUR 25.9 million reflects mainly higher indirect borrowing charges such as the amortisation of loan origination costs and facility commitment fees which rose by some EUR 14.7 million. Of the balance of EUR 11.2 million, higher net swap interest accounts for EUR 4.2 million with higher direct interest charges on borrowings representing the balance of EUR 7.0 million.

Concerning the net foreign exchange gains, in 2009 a gain was realised on the revaluation of US dollar-denominated liabilities of EUR 10.5 million. These movements are now hedged such that the strengthening US dollar to date in 2010 has had no negative impact on net income. The adverse charge in 2010 to date of EUR 19.5 million arose in Q1 and comprises an impact of EUR 14.4 million taken on the revaluation of intercompany balances and EUR 5.0 million on the revaluation of currency holdings - which are both set off by equal and opposite accretions to the Group’s currency exchange reserve and hence have neither a cash nor an overall shareholders´ equity impact.

Income tax expense

In the first half of 2010 the effective tax rate on continuing operations was 15.5%, close to the lower end of the guidance range of 17% to 22%.

Profit from continuing operations

Profit from continuing operations was lower than the prior year period, whereby increases in operating profit and reduced tax expense were offset by higher net financing charges.

Discontinued operations

The result from discontinued operations reflects the reported loss for the period reported by the ND SatCom group and valuation adjustments made in connection with the change of the presentation of the investment in that company from being a part of the group’s continuing operations to being presented as an asset held for sale.

Profit and earnings per share

The computation of earnings per share of total operations for both periods is set out below. The weighted average number of shares in issue is calculated net of treasury shares held by the Group.

Cash flow

Net operating cash flow in the first half was significantly ahead of the prior year level and represents an EBITDA conversion ratio of 94%. This increase was more than offset by a rise in investing activities - specifically including the acquisition of the ProtoStar 2 satellite without which the free cash flow would have been held at a similar level to 2009.

Net debt

Net debt rose in the period reflecting the capital expenditure cycle and the cash outflow of EUR 287.5 million in the second quarter in connection with the payment of the dividend.

Backlog from continuing operations

Backlog rose strongly in the period reflecting both the strengthening U.S. dollar in the first half of 2010 as well as significant new contracts.

Transponder utilisation

- The increase of 3.3 percentage points for SES ASTRA reflects the strong demand and uptake

on the recently launched ASTRA 3B satellite at 23.5E

- North American fleet redeployments account for the reduction in available transponders

- The lower number of utilised transponders reflects expiration of contracts and non-renewals

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

For the six month period ended June 30

¹ Has been subject to a review by the company’s auditors in accordance with ISRE 2410

²Restated for the presentation of discontinued operations under IFRS 5

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

WEIGHTED BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

For the six month period ended June 30

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the six month period ended June 30

¹ Has been subject to a review by the company’s auditors in accordance with ISRE 2410

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at the period end

¹ Has been subject to a review by the company’s auditors in accordance with ISRE 2410

² Extracted from the SES S.A. annual report

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

For the six month period ended June 30

¹ Has been subject to a review by the company’s auditors in accordance with ISRE 2410

² Stated net of share of associates’ result after tax

³Dividends are shown net of dividends received on treasury shares.

SES, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF RESULT FROM OPERATIONS

For the six months ended June 30

1 The Group accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties at market prices.

2 Solaris programme termination costs of EUR 0.4 million.

3 Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation

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Luxembourg, 28. July 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it further intensifies its cooperation with the Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable and supports the development of its High Definition (HD) direct-to-home (DTH) offer. As part of the cooperation, SES ASTRA provides Sogecable two additional satellite transponders in 2010 at its prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.

Sogecable is a long-standing ASTRA customer, broadcasting from 19.2 degrees East since its launch in 1993. It operates under the pay-TV brand Digital+ which has 1.8 million subscribers. SES ASTRA reaches 1.9 million free- and pay-TV households in Spain.

SES ASTRA is the leading HD platform in Europe, with 135 HD channels and around six million HD viewers on its satellite fleet. The Luxembourg-based company is operating in the main European TV markets with major customers, also managing the HD+ platform for commercial HD broadcasting in Germany.

Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA, said: "We are very pleased to further intensify our relationship with Sogecable and support its HD developments. Our major activities in HD underline our role as a leading HD platform and technical service provider across all our major European markets."

About SES ASTRA                                   www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,600 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 130 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com.

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Luxembourg, 22 July 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Hungarian IT services provider RG Networks to market its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect to business and private customers in Hungary.

RG Networks is a subsidiary of the Hungarian IT specialist RG Hungary, and provides wireless data transmission technologies. By adding ASTRA2Connect to its services portfolio, the company will improve the availability of its services all over Hungary. RG Networks will market ASTRA2Connect under the brand name vannet. Starting today, the service will be marketed to business customers directly and to the residential market via local resellers.

"With RG Networks, we have found a perfect partner to market ASTRA2Connect in Hungary," said Norbert Willems, Managing Director of ASTRA Broadband Services, SES ASTRA's broadband subsidiary. "We are very proud that our technology is so successful in and outside Europe. Low-cost satellite broadband connections are becoming increasingly important, not only for residential users, but also for businesses in rural areas. It is fantastic to see RG Networks contribute to bridging the digital divide in Hungary."

"We are very happy to be able to offer customers in rural Hungary such a perfect solution," said Szabolcs Lengvarszky, Chief Operating Officer of RG Networks. "The technology has an enormous potential for customers outside metropolitan areas. We are confident that business customers who have to rely on stable wireless connections will also be convinced by the ASTRA2Connect technology."

ASTRA2Connect now has more than 60,000 end-users, thereby representing the largest satellite-based broadband network in Europe. Offering always-on and interactive broadband internet access for flat service fees, ASTRA2Connect is immediately available anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. ASTRA2Connect is marketed via wholesalers and internet service providers to the residential, industrial and maritime markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

About SES ASTRA                                                  www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,600 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 130 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

About RG Networks

As specialized reseller for SES ASTRA's satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect, RG Networks belongs to the renowned IT services provider RG Hungary. The company covers a vast field of services in the Hungarian IT market, such as IT technology services, hardware and software development, wireless surveillance and security systems as well as online marketing, web design and web developing services.

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Luxembourg, 8 July 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based Dance TV HD for the delivery of its programme to HD bouquets throughout Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, SES ASTRA will provide capacity on its 23.5 degrees East orbital position and deliver uplink services from its playout centre in Munich, Germany.

The agreement with SES ASTRA will allow Dance TV HD to deliver its programme to various HD bouquets throughout Europe. It will thereby benefit from the enlarged footprint of SES ASTRA's newly launched satellite, ASTRA 3B, that offers coverage from Spain to the Black Sea.

Dance TV HD is a full HD lifestyle channel focusing on the international dance scene. The programming includes international party reports, DJ concerts, festivals and events. The channel has started broadcasting a trailer programme yesterday with the full programme scheduled to go live later this summer.

Norbert Hölzle, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA, said: "We are delighted that Dance TV HD has chosen ASTRA for the delivery of its signal and welcome this new customer on board. Dance TV HD provides a unique programme format and is thereby a very attractive extension of our already large HDTV line-up. The agreement with Dance TV HD further strengthens our 23.5 degrees East orbital position as the fastest growing hot-spot for Direct-To-Home and Direct-to-Cable distribution throughout Europe."

Jeffrey de Veer, CEO of Dance TV HD, states: "We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with SES ASTRA which will allow us to grow and extend our programme to all markets in Europe. The high quality of service, the excellent coverage and the dedicated marketing support were crucial for our decision to sign with SES ASTRA. We look forward to a successful cooperation and to the launch of our programme in many European markets."

Dance TV HD can be received via SES ASTRA's orbital position 23.5 degrees East, frequency: 12.032 GHz, symbol rate: 27500, FEC: 9/10.

About SES ASTRA                                   www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,600 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 130 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg, 30 June 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has signed an agreement with the French WIMAX operator Wibox for the distribution of its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect. Wibox will offer SES ASTRA's broadband access to end customers, small and home offices as well as small and medium enterprises especially in regions without terrestrial networks. The marketing will begin in July 2010.

Wibox, a subsidiary of the French telecoms operator Altitude Infrastructure, has specialized in providing customers in rural regions with tailored solutions to access the high-speed internet. Wibox will offer ASTRA2Connect to complement its current solutions. In addition to interactive broadband access, users will also benefit from VoIP telephony and TV reception from ASTRA's orbital position 19.2 degrees East, including hundreds of analogue and digital TV and radio stations.

 "We are very delighted that Wibox has chosen ASTRA2Connect to extend its service portfolio for high speed internet connections", said Norbert Willems, Managing Director of ASTRA Broadband Services, SES ASTRA's broadband subsidiary. "Wibox is the first WIMAX operator to use our successful satellite broadband technology. The agreement will allow Wibox to provide 100% coverage everywhere in France without an additional investment into costly infrastructure."

"The ASTRA2Connect solution allows Wibox to offer its subscribers a universal service, including those who are not connected to terrestrial networks," said David El Fassy, President of Wibox. "Wibox can therefore always offer the right technical solution to connect its customers to the broadband internet - no matter where they live."

With more than 60,000 end users, ASTRA2Connect is the most successful satellite broadband service in Europe. Offering always-on and interactive broadband internet access for flat service fees, ASTRA2Connect is immediately available anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. ASTRA2Connect is marketed via wholesalers and internet service providers to the residential, industrial and maritime markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

About SES ASTRA                                         www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

About Wibox

WIBOX, a subsidiary of Altitude Infrastructure, is an Internet services provider dedicated at residential customers and very small companies located in the white spots of France.

With almost 15 years of expertise, the telecommunications operator Altitude is enganged with communities. This has allowed Wibox to always offer its customers the best solution from a large set of technologies and to further develop the use of broadband internet in rural areas.

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Princeton, NJ - June 21, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that its SES-1 satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital location of 101 degrees West.

Built by Orbital Sciences, SES-1 was successfully launched onboard an ILS-Proton Breeze M rocket on April 24, 2010. The spacecraft replaces AMC-2 and AMC-4 at the key orbital location of 101 degrees West over North America, and is used to feed TV programming into virtually every cable network in the U.S.

Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES, stated: "The successful bringing into use of SES-1 is the stepping stone of our fleet renewal programme over North America. The smooth transition of our customers' traffic to the brand-new SES-1 satellite frees up the AMC-2 and AMC-4 spacecraft for new missions at new orbital slots."

About SES-1

SES-1 is a hybrid C- and Ku-band spacecraft that provides coverage of the 50 U.S. states from the orbital location of 101 degrees West. SES-1 is part of an SES contract with Orbital Sciences for the provision of up to five virtually identical satellites in order to replenish SES' North American satellite fleet. The SES satellites are based on Orbital's enhanced STAR^TM 2.4 bus, the largest and most powerful communications satellite the company builds. SES-1 carries 24 active C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. The spacecraft generates approximately five kilowatts of payload power and has two 2.3 meter deployable reflectors.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 44 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg, 16 June 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been successfully deployed at its orbital position 23.5 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 21 May 2010, has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware and broadcasting functionalities on board.

ASTRA 3B delivers Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services to the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe as well as services to public and private satellite communication networks across Europe and the Middle East. SES has already contracted a significant proportion of the capacity on ASTRA 3B.

 About SES ASTRA                                       www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg, 7 June 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with the leading Polish data network operator NASK to offer its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect to business customers in the Polish market. The service is available as of now.

As a comprehensive IT communications provider for the business market, NASK offers broadband internet access, corporate networks, data transmission, hosting, videoconferences as well as network security services. With ASTRA2Connect, the company will expand its portfolio of services to provide existing and new business customers with satellite based broadband connectivity at low cost. Customers will benefit from a range of different service packages with speeds of up to 4Mbit/s, also in remote regions where terrestrial broadband networks are limited or non-existent.

With more than 60,000 end users, ASTRA2Connect is the most successful satellite broadband service in Europe. Offering always-on and interactive broadband internet access for flat service fees, ASTRA2Connect is immediately available anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. The customer premises equipment - a modem and satellite dish - is delivered with a tool for easy self-installation. ASTRA2Connect is marketed via wholesalers and internet service providers to the residential, industrial and maritime markets. Most recently, the service was expanded to Africa and the Middle East.

"We are very proud to have teamed up with NASK to offer ASTRA2Connect to business customers in Poland," said Norbert Willems, Managing Director of ASTRA Broadband Services, SES ASTRA's broadband subsidiary. "Today, fast internet connections are vital for businesses, and many of them suffer because they have no access to terrestrial networks. With our technology and NASK's expertise in the Polish business market, we are convinced that we have a perfect solution at hand."

"We are very pleased to have entered into this agreement, which will enable us to extend the scope of our wireless services beyond the major Polish cities to the entire country. SES ASTRA is an expert in the field of satellite communication. Due to the obvious advantages of the offered solution and the positive results of our quality tests, we are convinced that we have chosen the right partner," said Michał Chrzanowski, Director of NASK.

About SES ASTRA                                www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com

About NASK

NASK, the leading Polish data networks operator, offers a comprehensive portfolio of services in designing, construction, and maintenance of corporate networks, broadband Internet access, network IT security services, as well as collocation, hosting, telephone connections, and  videoconferences. More information available on: www.nask.pl.

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Luxembourg 2 June 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has appointed Norbert Hölzle to succeed Alexander Oudendijk as Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. Norbert Hölzle who is currently CEO of the SES ASTRA affiliate ND SatCom will take over the sales and marketing responsibility for the media business across all markets served by SES ASTRA.

Before joining ND SatCom as CEO in 2009, Norbert Hölzle held senior executive positions, amongst others, at Deutsche Telekom and the mobile phone operator O2. Alexander Oudendijk joined SES ASTRA in 2002, after a career in different management functions and countries at Hughes Network Systems, Hughes-Olivetti, Ericsson and Siemens. After his departure, Alexander intends to consult for SES on different topics.

"With the appointment of Norbert Hölzle we will put an even stronger focus on specific markets and their respective challenges," said Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA. "We are convinced that this will help us to further enhance our commitment to our customers and to drive the growth of our company. We thank Alexander for his immense contributions since he joined SES ASTRA eight years ago. His commitment and the achievements of his team were instrumental for major progress and impressive growth steps in a large number of markets."

About SES ASTRA                                              www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites in 27 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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The Hague, June 1^st, 2010 - Positioned to play a key role in one of sports' biggest spectacles, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced it has signed agreements with Eurovision, a division of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to distribute the 2010 FIFA World Cup^TM to football fans around the world.

As part of the agreement, Eurovision has enlisted SES WORLD SKIES' NSS-5, NSS-806 and AMC-9 satellites to enable broadcasters across the globe to provide extensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup^TM. The NSS-5 spacecraft is expected to deliver the lion's share of World Cup football to audiences throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The hybrid C/Ku-band satellite was moved in February to its 340 degrees East orbital slot in preparation for the big event in South Africa, following the successful launches of NSS-9 and NSS-12 earlier last year.

NSS-806 will play an instrumental role in support of broadcasters' occasional use and reporting requirements from a variety of cities and towns hosting World Cup football matches. The AMC-9 satellite will deliver football action and analysis for the first time to viewers throughout Mexico. SES' teleport in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, will serve as Eurovision's primary downlink and backup uplink for the world feed ultimately distributed over NSS-5 and Eurovision's global fibre network. Eurovision will utilize the operator's teleport facility in Manassas, Virginia, for onward distribution of the World Cup coverage via NSS-806 for Latin America and AMC-9 for Mexico.

"We work closely with SES WORLD SKIES to bring top quality sports events to the world broadcasting community. SES has demonstrated it is a highly reliable partner in our mission to put the most prestigious sports programming exactly where broadcasters need it in a seamless, reliable and cost-effective way," states Stefan Kuerten, Director of Eurovision Operations. "SES WORLD SKIES consistently anticipates our broadcast and distribution needs and meets our challenges with strategic solutions that work effectively and globally", Kuerten added, referring to SES WORLD SKIES' repositioning of NSS-5 ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

"Our global sales team thoroughly understands what world class broadcasting organizations like Eurovision need to ensure success at the pinnacle of sporting events," said Samantha McCloskey, Vice President of Global Occasional Use and Special Events for SES WORLD SKIES. "The wonderful collaboration and trust which has been developed over many years between Eurovision and SES WORLD SKIES is something that we value deeply and are proud to have helped establish in our organization.  It is that trust and mutual reliability that has provided the basis of our many successful special event operations around the world including Beijing, Vancouver, Tokyo, Brazil and Iraq", added McCloskey.

About NSS-5

In February 2010, NSS-5 was relocated to 340 degrees East to provide new capacity over the Atlantic Ocean Region. The deployment of the satellite is part of an overall plan to serve the 2010 World Cup televised coverage and a broad range of ongoing connectivity applications from North and South America to the Middle East and Europe. The satellite was originally designed for the Atlantic Ocean region, offering coverage of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, Latin America and Central Asia.

About Eurovision

Eurovision is a department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the largest association of national broadcasters in the world. Eurovision operates a global fibre and satellite platform dedicated to the delivery of top sports and news events to the international broadcast and media market. A community of more than 1,000 broadcasters around the world is directly connected to the Eurovision platform.

For further information please contact:  marketing@eurovision.net

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 44 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites in 27 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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The Hague, May 27^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with AUDIO VISUAL COMPANY JSC (AVG), a joint stock company of An Vien Group, to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for their new direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service in Vietnam.

AVG plans to initially offer up to 80 channels of television programming in Vietnam, with service scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010. At launch, the service will utilize two and a half transponders. AVG has an option for one more transponder, which it expects to exercise in mid-2011.

States Pham Nhat Vu, CEO of An Vien Group: "We selected SES WORLD SKIES high-powered NSS-6 satellite because of its optimal DTH coverage of our target market.  SES is also a large satellite operator with a fleet of 44 satellites and several more under construction; therefore we felt that a relationship with such a large and stable partner will ensure that our DTH business will be protected and secure as we grow this business in Vietnam."

Scott Sprague, Senior Vice President, Sales at SES WORLD SKIES, added: "Vietnam is one of the fastest growing pay-TV markets in Asia-Pacific. SES WORLD SKIES is proud to have partnered with the only fully private pay-TV operator in Vietnam, and plans to support AVG's fast and robust growth strategy in that market."

SES WORLD SKIES' 95 degrees East and 108.2 degrees East orbital slots form an important video neighborhood in Asia.  With a dozen operators, more than 450 channels, and more than 30 million homes, SES satellites in these two slots have become a neighborhood of choice for programmers and DTH operators wishing to penetrate the Asian market. SES recently invested in a new satellite, SES-7 (previously known as Protostar 2), to be co-located at 108.2 degrees East.

About AVG

Audio Visual Global Joint Stock Company (AVG) is part of An Vien Group, a leading private business group in Vietnam, having large investment projects in mineral resources exploration and refinery, wind energy, real estate and media.  AVG has been approved by the Government of Vietnam to develop and operate a nation-wide digital terrestrial broadcasting network in combination with digital satellite transmissions and to provide multi-channel DTT and DTH services in Vietnam.

About NSS-6 at 95° East

NSS-6 provides first class connectivity for Asia and the world and reaches markets from the Mediterranean Sea to Japan from single orbital position of 95° East, taking in the whole of Asia, Australia, Southern Africa and the Middle East. The satellite delivers Direct-To-Home power and performance, as well as the best inter-regional connectivity in the satellite industry, making it ideal for video distribution and broadband networks. NSS-6 is the ideal broadband multimedia satellite for Asia and can interconnect with the SES NEW SKIES global fleet of high-performance satellites which can provide onward transmission of signals across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to markets in the Americas.

About NSS-11 and SES-7 at 108.2° East

From the orbital position of 108.2° East, NSS-11 provides Ku-band coverage of two of the world's fastest growing markets - China and India - along with Japan, the Philippines, Central and South Asia, and parts of the Middle East.  The spacecraft enables a full range of media and data applications, from direct-to-home television broadcasting to government communications and VSAT networks. NSS-11 serves the largest community of enterprise VSATs, which is estimated to be 70,000 terminals across India. NSS-11 is home to over 160 Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, English, and Korean language TV channels, three DTH platforms and a cable package serving Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

SES WORLD SKIES on May 5, 2010 announced that SES-7 (the recently acquired former Protostar 2 satellite) will be co-positioned with NSS-11 at 108.2° East and offer an additional 22 Ku-band transponders. With two satellites at this same location, SES WORLD SKIES can offer in-orbit redundancy to customers whose networks require additional resilience. With its high-power Ku-band payload and switchable beams, SES-7 offers expansion capacity for a range of Direct-to-Home (DTH) and enterprise services across the Asia-Pacific region.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 44 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg/Kourou (French Guiana), 22 May 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces that its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been successfully launched. ASTRA 3B roared into space onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on May 21 at 19:01 am local time (0:01 am on May 22 Central European Summer Time). The satellite will be brought into its final orbital position within the next weeks and will be made commercially available in June after in-orbit testing.

ASTRA 3B will be located at 23.5 degrees East. It will deliver Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services to the Benelux and Eastern Europe and serve public and private satellite communication networks across Europe and the Middle East. The satellite will allow SES ASTRA to extend the geographical coverage and the service to customers and offer DTH TV reception from Spain to the Black Sea. It will also help SES ASTRA to further optimise the spectrum use at 23.5 degrees East. ASTRA 3B will join ASTRA 3A and enable SES ASTRA to release its satellites ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G for other missions. ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G are currently positioned at 23.5 degrees East.

ASTRA 3B was built by Astrium in Toulouse, France, using a Eurostar E3000 platform. The spacecraft weighed around 5,500 kilogrammes at launch and carries 60 Ku-band and four Ka-band transponders (after the first five years 56 Ku- and four Ka-band transponders). The SES ASTRA satellite fleet delivers high quality broadcasting to 125 million European homes and serves 3.5 million TV households from 23.5 degrees East.

"The successful launch of ASTRA 3B is another important milestone in our long-term strategy to develop and deploy our satellite fleet and secure additional growth potential," said Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA. "We have already seen a strong take-up of the new capacity by our customers and successfully pre-contracted a significant number of transponders prior to launch. This shows the high expectations of our customers and their continuous demand for ASTRA capacity."

Pictures of the launch will be made available on www.arianespace.com and via AFP, Reuters, EPA, AP, Kyodo News, in Europe via AFP, ANP, ANSA, APA, Belga, DPA, EFE, Keystone, Lusa, Pressebild, and in Japan via JIJI press.

About SES ASTRA                                                                                                                www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg 20 May 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 3B has now been scheduled for 21^st May 2010. The satellite will be launched into space from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana onboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket between 19:01 and 19:44 pm local time (22^nd May, 00:01 and 00:44 am Central European Summer Time). The launch had been postponed in order to replace a defective component in the launch vehicle's pressurization system.

ASTRA 3B was built by EADS Astrium in Toulouse using a Eurostar E3000 platform. It offers 60 Ku and four Ka-band transponders (after the first five years 56 Ku- and four Ka-band transponders) and will be located at 23.5 degrees East. It will deliver Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services to the Benelux and Eastern Europe, and serve public and private satellite communication networks across Europe and the Middle East.

ASTRA 3B will allow SES ASTRA to extend its geographical coverage and its service, and offer DTH TV reception from Spain to the Black Sea. It will also help SES ASTRA to further optimize the spectrum use at 23.5 degrees East. ASTRA 3B will join ASTRA 3A and enable SES ASTRA to release its satellites ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G for other missions. ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G are currently positioned at 23.5 degrees East.

The video broadcast of the launch is available via ASTRA`s orbital position 23.5 degrees East, channel 3.224, downlink frequency 12168.00 Mhz, vertical polarisation, symbol rate 27.50 MSym/s, FEC 3/4, service ID 5250, service name Astra 3B Launch or via www.arianespace.com.

About SES ASTRA                                           www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Princeton, NJ, May 19^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that Scott J. Sprague, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, will head up its integrated world-wide sales force. To that effect, Scott will take on the additional responsibilities of Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President of Media Services, who is leaving the company at the end of the month to form a new venture in the media and entertainment sector.

As Senior Vice President Global Sales, Scott leads an international sales team of experienced satellite experts located throughout regional offices around the world. Scott's primary responsibilities include generating revenues across all products and services, providing senior level customer interaction, and assessing and developing alternate sales channels. Alan Young, CTO of SES WORLD SKIES, will continue to support all media customer activities in close coordination with Scott and his team.

States Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES: "The full integration of our global sales teams under Scott's leadership will further sharpen our customer-centric market approach as we strive to develop our market position. I am convinced that Scott is up to the challenges ahead. At the same time I wish to thank Bryan for his valuable contributions to the success of SES WORLD SKIES and wish him well in his new endeavours. Bryan has been instrumental in a number of important SES initiatives."

McGuirk, who joined SES WORLD SKIES in 2003, spearheaded a number of initiatives that have ultimately led to industry breakthroughs and milestones. Much of SES WORLD SKIES' HD distribution success and expertise was developed under McGuirk's leadership of HD Prime. Additionally the company developed a state-of-the-art IP platform under his watch, enabling the honing of MPEG-4 compression skills ahead of global HD and IP services growth. The firm's deep understanding of the cable industry eventually led to Comcast Media Center moving the HITS platform to SES WORLD SKIES. Other examples are the recent inception of an 3D TV testbed, the smooth integration of SES WORLD SKIES' Occasional Use teams, and continuous support some of the company's largest media customers.

"I'm most proud of the people I've worked with and the strong team and enduring partnerships we've put in place," Bryan McGuirk stated. "I will always be grateful for the great opportunities

SES WORLD SKIES has given me over the years."

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 43 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Princeton, NJ - May 18^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that it has signed an agreement with Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS (Euronext Paris: EAD), for the procurement of a new satellite to be named SES-6. 

Consistent with its approach at other orbital locations, the deployment of SES-6 to 319.5 degrees East will meaningfully enhance a core SES video neighborhood while allowing NSS-806, the satellite currently at that location, to be relocated for other missions.

The 319.5 degrees East slot is home to one of the largest cable communities in Latin America, supporting video distribution including HD content to more than 5,000 cable head-ends serving some 18 million homes for key broadcasters such as Fox, Disney ESPN, MGM etc.

SES-6 will offer 50 percent more C-Band capacity for the cable community, and retain the unique capability to distribute content between the Americas and Europe on the same high powered beam. In addition SES-6 will offer a substantial upgrade to Ku-Band capacity in the region with dedicated high power beams over Brazil, South cone, the Andean region, North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, while also offering an innovative payload to support mobile maritime and aeronautical services on the highly demanded routes from North America, the Gulf of Mexico, across the north Atlantic and to Europe.  

With 43 C-Band and 48 Ku-Band 36 MHz equivalent transponders (38 C-Band and 36 Ku-Band physical transponders) the 6,000 kilogram satellite is expected to be launched in early 2013 and will have a design life of 15 years.

"Latin America and the Caribbean have demonstrated significant growth over the past few years and we expect this to continue. Our customers have told us that more capacity is needed, and we are delighted to be able to provide not only an early replacement, but also a meaningful upgrade to our Americas coverage," said Robert Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES.  "Astrium was able to offer an innovative satellite design providing us the capability to deploy capacity flexibly to the markets where we see demand developing over time."

This satellite 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.

François Auque, CEO of Astrium said "This latest order from SES comes on top of the contract for four satellites they awarded to Astrium just six months ago, and positions Astrium as the key supplier for their two main operating divisions in America and Europe. This demonstrates the high level of trust SES has placed in Astrium and we remain committed to maintaining this confidence in the future."

Over 60 Eurostar satellites have been ordered to date. SES has already ordered seven Eurostar E3000s: ASTRA 1M, which entered into service in 2008; ASTRA 3B, which is scheduled for launch in late May, ASTRA 1N, which was ordered in 2008 and expected to be delivered in early 2011, and Astra 2E, 2F, 2G and 5B, four multi-mission satellites ordered to meet the demands of the largest DTH broadcasters in Europe, and to fuel growth in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

   The new SES-6 satellite, which is nearly twice as large as NSS-806, will have a total of five steerable Ku-band beams, including four beams for the Americas and one beam covering the Atlantic ocean region.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 43 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

About Astrium

Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services. In 2009, Astrium had a turnover of €4.8 billion and more than 15,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment and Astrium Services for the development and provision of secure and commercial satcoms and networks, high security satellite communications equipment, geo-information products and services, and navigation services.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2009, EADS generated revenues of €42.8 billion and employed a workforce of more than 119, 000.

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Ralph Heinrich (Astrium GER)                  Tel.: +49 (0) 89 607 33971

Francisco Lechón (Astrium SP)                 Tel.: +34 91 586 37 41

Daniel Mosely (Astrium UK)                     Tel.: +44 (0)1 438 77 8180

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Princeton, NJ - May 17^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced plans for an intricate set of orbital maneuvers later this month aimed at steering its AMC-11 satellite and its customers clear of interference from Intelsat's troubled Galaxy 15 spacecraft, referred to in recent media coverage as the "Zombie" satellite.

As the stray satellite nears AMC-11's orbital location at 131 degrees west, SES WORLD SKIES plans to have AMC-11 match the eastward drift of Galaxy 15 in order to maintain a minimum separation between the two satellites. This synchronized drift is designed to protect AMC-11 services from interference caused by Galaxy 15. 

At the same time, SES WORLD SKIES will move its new SES-1 satellite to the opposite side of Galaxy 15, thereby enabling some customers, including cable television networks, to leapfrog their broadcasts over interference caused by the wandering spacecraft. Customers will either be able to maintain services on AMC-11 during its drift, or repoint antennas to SES-1 in order to best protect their services.

For those customers who will stay on AMC-11 throughout the mission, their television programming will be delivered over a large 19-meter antenna capable of minimizing potential disruptions. SES WORLD SKIES expects to initiate the synchronized eastwards drift of AMC-11 on May 25, and estimates that the risk of interference will end on June 7 when Galaxy 15 exits the area about 22,000 miles above the earth's surface.

"This extraordinary technical initiative underscores our commitment to finding innovative solutions to minimize the impact of an unexpected event like this on our customers," said Alan Young, Chief Technology Officer for SES WORLD SKIES. "A team of our best engineers and scientists is working around the clock to ensure the success of this unprecedented mission."  Young also noted that the company has been in regular close contact with its customers in order to brief them on the operation and prepare them for the necessary maneuvers.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 43 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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New DTH capacity at growing SES Neighborhood in Asia

The Hague - May 5^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that, following receipt of the required regulatory approval, SES has closed its acquisition of the ProtoStar II satellite and is now preparing to integrate it into its global fleet.

SES was the successful bidder for ProtoStar II during a public auction held on December 16^th, 2009. The spacecraft, launched in May 2009, has been renamed SES-7, and will be re-deployed to the orbital position of 108.2 degrees East to provide incremental capacity in South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. At 108.2 degrees East, SES-7 will be co-positioned with NSS-11, which is already home to a thriving neighborhood.  With two satellites at this same location, SES WORLD SKIES can offer in-orbit redundancy to customers whose networks require additional resilience. With its high-power Ku-band payload and switchable beams, SES-7 offers expansion capacity for a range of Direct-to-Home (DTH) and enterprise services across the Asia-Pacific region.

SES-7, built by Boeing, carries 22 physical Ku-band transponders as well as 10 S-band transponders. The S-band payload will be fully utilized by MCI Indovision, the market-leading  DTH platform operator in Indonesia, which has an option to fully acquire the payload for the 15 year expected life of the satellite. SES WORLD SKIES is working with MCI on the transition of SES-7 from its current orbital location to 108.2 degrees East.

Following the successful launch of the SES-1 satellite on April 24^th, 2010, SES-7 will be the 43^rd satellite in the global SES fleet.  

States Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES: "The acquisition of SES-7 is another example of our laser-like focus on growing new markets for the SES group and our customer-centric approach. Given the scarcity of capacity and spectrum in many emerging markets, particularly in South Asia, SES WORLD SKIES is constantly looking for innovative ways to help support customers' requirements for growth."

About SES WORLD SKIES in Asia

SES WORLD SKIES currently serves the Asia-Pacific region with four satellites, namely: NSS-12 at 57° East, NSS-6 at 95° East, NSS-11 at 108.2° East and NSS-9 at 183° East. SES-7, to be co-located with NSS-11 at 108.2 degrees East, will help serve burgeoning demand for capacity in South Asia as well as providing inter-satellite back-up.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new division of SES, created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 43 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 currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 43 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Baikonour, Kazakhstan - April 24^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that the SES-1 satellite successfully roared into space on board a Proton Breeze M booster from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 24 at 17:19 p.m. local time (13:19 CET). Eight hours and 58 minutes after lift-off the spacecraft separated from the Breeze M upper stage and was placed into geostationary orbit. Initial signals from SES-1 were received at a control station in Perth, Australia.

SES-1 was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, with launch services on board Proton provided by International Launch Services (ILS). The spacecraft is poised to be the 42^nd satellite in SES' global fleet.

Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES, stated: "The flawless launch of SES-1 will allow us to ensure uninterrupted service for a variety of valued customers at the key orbital position of 101 degrees West. SES-1 is an integral part of our fleet renewal program over North America. Our thanks for a mission well accomplished go to the skilled engineering and operations teams of ILS, Orbital and SES ENGINEERING. SES-1 also marks the first satellite in the now 42 satellite strong global SES fleet to carry the ‘SES' prefix."

"We are very pleased that the SES-1 spacecraft mission is off to such a good start with its successful launch from the Baikonour Cosmodrome aboard a Proton rocket," said Mr. David W. Thompson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orbital Sciences Corporation, the supplier of the spacecraft to SES WORLD SKIES. "With two other SES spacecraft now in production and testing at our Dulles, Virginia manufacturing facility, we are delighted to begin the launch campaign that will augment the SES WORLD SKIES fleet.

"The successful launch of SES-1 for SES marks the 17th mission with SES dating back to the inaugural commercial launch of ILS Proton with SES' ASTRA 1F fourteen years ago. ILS was pleased to again provide outstanding value, reliability and on-time delivery of SES-1 to serve millions of North American customers for SES WORLD SKIES," said Frank McKenna, President of ILS.

About SES-1

SES-1 is a hybrid C- and Ku-band spacecraft that will provide coverage of the 50 US states and is intended to replace SES's existing AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellite at the orbital location of 101 degrees West. SES-1 is part of an SES contract with Orbital Sciences for the provision of up to five virtually identical satellites in order to replenish SES' North American satellite fleet. The SES satellites are based on Orbital's enhanced STAR^TM 2.4 bus, the largest and most powerful communications satellite the company builds. The spacecraft will each carry 24 active C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. The spacecraft will generate approximately five kilowatts of payload power and have two 2.3 meter deployable reflectors.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Reported revenue was in line with the prior year at EUR 423.4 million (2009: EUR 423.9 million), while recurring revenue rose 2.4% to EUR 422 million
• Reported EBITDA was also in line with the prior year at EUR 307.6 million (2009: 308.9 million), while recurring EBITDA increased by 2.2% to EUR 311 million
  • Reported EBITDA margin was 72.7% (2009: 72.9%)
  • Infrastructure EBITDA margin of 83.3% (2009: 84.4%)
• Operating profit was EUR 188.2 million, comparable to the prior year period
• NSS-12 satellite brought into service in January

Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES, commented:

"These results for the first quarter of the year are in line with our expectations and represent a solid base for the progress we expect to deliver during the rest of the year. Recent commercial agreements announced after the end of the quarter underline the growth potential in the markets we serve. The addition of new capacity from forthcoming launches, including ASTRA 3B, and the integration of the Protostar-2 satellite into the SES fleet will contribute to our growth. 

However, due to the delay to the launch of the ASTRA 3B satellite, and the reduction of revenue from AMC-16, we consider it prudent to slightly adjust the guidance that was published in February."

Financial Review

SES' financial performance in the quarter was in line with our expectations. Recurring revenue of EUR 422 million, an increase of 2.4% over the prior year period, benefited from three months' revenue contribution from Ciel-2, and first incremental revenue from NSS-12. NSS-12 entered into service during January, adding 39 new transponders to serve the growing demand in the Indian and other Asian markets.

Recurring EBITDA was EUR 311 million, up 2.2% over the prior year period. This represents a 73.8% margin. The EBITDA margin delivered by the infrastructure activities of the group remained high, at 83.3%.

Depreciation and amortisation in the period was also similar to the prior year, at EUR 119.4 million; the resulting operating profit was EUR 188.2 million. 

Net financing charges for the quarter of EUR 63.7 million show a rise of EUR 22.5 million over the EUR 41.2 million for the same period of 2009. Of this increase, EUR 14.4 million arises on the revaluation of intercompany balances and currency holdings which are both set off by equal and opposite accretions to the Group's currency exchange reserve and hence have neither a cash nor an overall shareholders´ equity impact.  The balance of the increase comes mainly from  a rise in net interest charges, including higher amortisation of loan origination charges, while the underlying cost of servicing group borrowings is little changed from the prior year.

At 31 March, the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio was 3.11 times.

Operations Review

The business environment for FSS operators remains favourable, with strong demand being well balanced against supply.  At the period end, transponder utilisation had grown to 909 of 1,157 commercially available transponders.  During the first three months of the year, the NSS-12 satellite was brought into operation, adding capacity and facilitating fleet management operations to support SES' continued development.  NSS-5 was relocated to 340 degrees East, adding a further 31 transponders.

The launch of the ASTRA 3B satellite, initially scheduled for 25 March, was postponed twice due to an anomaly in a component of the rocket during the countdown phase. Arianespace is now targeting a May launch date.  ASTRA 3B will enter into service at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position over Europe, adding new capacity for Europe, and for the Middle East via a dedicated beam.  The delay to the launch is reducing the incremental revenue expected to be generated by this satellite in 2010. 

By acquiring the remaining 10% of the shares from the Swedish Space Corporation, SES ASTRA has taken full ownership of SES SIRIUS. SES SIRIUS operates the leading satellite system in the Nordic and Baltic countries with a strong market position in Central and Eastern Europe. Its two satellites, SIRIUS 3 and SIRIUS 4 (now ASTRA 4A) are positioned at 5 degrees East.

The Protostar-2 satellite, for which SES was the winning bidder at an auction in December 2009, is subject to U.S. regulatory approval before closing of the transaction, expected during the second quarter.  Following the receipt of the approval, the satellite will be moved to its final location at 108.2 degrees East, to be co-located with NSS-11 to serve the Indian and East Asian markets. 

The fleet operational performance was largely nominal; however, some additional solar array circuit failures on certain of the LM A2100 satellites were experienced during the recent eclipse period.  In consultation with the customer, some of the AMC-16 satellite transponders were shut down in March to conserve power. The financial impact of this action is an annualised revenue reduction which is not expected to exceed USD 10 million, with no other satellites being commercially affected.  The launch of the SES-1 satellite, scheduled for 24 April, marks the start of the replacement programme of the North American fleet, which will provide additional mitigation against potential future circuit failures.

SES ASTRA

SES ASTRA's operational reach[1] rose to 125 million TV homes, three million more than the year before. For the first time, satellite's reach is greater than that of cable in Europe, with 77 million satellite and 71 million cable households.  

The growth of High Definition TV continued, with some six million "HD-viewing" homes. The number of HDTV channels carried on the ASTRA satellite system had grown to 114 by the end of the quarter, and at today's date has reached 123, exceeding earlier expectations. M7 contracted two transponders for HD broadcasts in the Netherlands.

The success of HD is underpinned by the substantial number of HD screens sold across Europe. 125 million HD Ready TV sets have been sold since the start of HD broadcasts in 2005. It is expected that by 2013, an estimated 55 million households will be equipped with both an HD Ready TV set and a suitable HD receiver. Satellite is expected to remain the largest distribution platform for HD.

In Germany, the HD+ platform has developed favourably, exceeding expectations, with more than 750,000 smart cards ordered from HD+ by different set-top box manufacturers.

SES ASTRA also confirmed the attractiveness of satellite delivery for complementing the limited reach of terrestrial distribution technologies. In France, the growth of TNTSAT (digital terrestrial TV distributed by satellite for those unable to receive the terrestrial signal) on ASTRA reached a record with 1.85 million TNTSAT receivers now in the market. Launched in March 2007, TNTSAT has thus continued the trend of strong growth of the last two years.

SES ASTRA signed a second contract with The European Commission for a hosted payload services for EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigational Overlay Service).  This payload will be incorporated on the ASTRA 5B satellite, presently under construction by EADS Astrium. EGNOS is Europe's first contribution to satellite navigation and a precursor of Galileo, the global satellite navigation system that the European Union is developing.

In South Africa, the new pay-TV operator ODM announced the launch of TopTV, a bouquet of up to 55 channels, scheduled to begin service in May 2010.  ODM has contracted three transponders on the ASTRA 4A satellite to deliver its initial programme line-up, and SES ASTRA has a 20% equity stake in that operator.

SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES' development continued to be largely focused outside North America, with the entry into service of the NSS-12 satellite in January, delivering additional capacity at the important orbital position 57 degrees East for the Asian and African markets. The new capacity comprises 39 transponders and is already committed to customers who will be initiating services in the coming months. One of the first new customers is Wananchi, which has contracted three transponders on the satellite to deliver DTH and broadband services in East Africa.

In the Americas, a cooperation agreement was signed with the Andean Community to bring the 67 degrees West orbital position into use.  A satellite will be positioned at this orbital position in the next few months to secure the access to the frequencies.  In turn, SES is committed to make a certain amount of capacity available to the Andean Community, while having the right to commercially develop the majority of the frequencies available at this orbital position.

SES WORLD SKIES continued its successful development of relationships with DTH broadcasters in the period, resulting in the recent announcements of significant capacity agreements for Puerto Rico Telephone, which has contracted five transponders on AMC-21 under a long-term agreement for its Claro TV DTH service.

In the U.S., SES WORLD SKIES is hosting a platform on which leading broadcasters, programmers, TV manufacturers and technology providers will test all aspects of delivering 3D TV.  The objective of the initiative is to accelerate the introduction of 3D TV and facilitate its successful introduction as an integral component of the home entertainment experience. The tests start this spring.

Finally, SES WORLD SKIES has greatly enhanced U.S. Department of Defense access to group bandwidth and global connectivity, with the installation of a new, mission-critical communications node in Virginia. This facility further enables cooperation with the U.S. government customer and offers ease of access for essential communications requirements.

Corporate Developments

In the first quarter, SES made further progress in optimising its financing.  Recent initiatives included the successful 10-year, EUR 650 million eurobond offering in March.  This latest financing, which secured a favourable fixed interest rate of 4.625% further improves our financing maturity profile.   

At the beginning of April, Andrew Browne took up his position as Group Chief Financial Officer.  Andrew has a distinguished history in the satellite sector, having been the CFO of Intelsat and thereafter of New Skies until its integration into SES in 2008.

Outlook and Guidance

The results for the first quarter of the year are in line with our expectations and provide a solid base for future growth. Recent commercial agreements underline the growth potential in the markets we serve. The addition of new capacity from forthcoming launches, including ASTRA 3B, the integration of the Protostar-2 satellite into the SES fleet, and the start of services on NSS-5 at 340 degrees East is integral to the achievement of our growth targets. 

However, following the delay to the launch of the ASTRA 3B satellite, and taking into account the reduction of revenue from AMC-16, we consider it prudent to make a slight adjustment to the guidance that was published in February, to reflect these developments.

The financial guidance for 2010 is thus adjusted from around 5% recurring revenue growth, to a target range of 4% to 5%, with recurring EBITDA increase in line with the recurring revenue growth. Infrastructure activities are nevertheless expected to continue to deliver a recurring EBITDA margin above 82%.  Services activities are expected to deliver a recurring EBITDA margin of between 11% and 15%.

For 2010 to 2012 SES continues to target a compound annual growth rate for recurring revenue of 5%, including the effect of the termination of analogue DTH transmissions in Germany, the bulk of which is expected to occur by mid-year 2012. This top line growth translates into a corresponding recurring EBITDA growth.

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[1] source: SES Satellite Monitors, March 2010

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Luxembourg, 21 April 2010. SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it will launch the 3D demo channel on ASTRA. Following initial testing, the channel will go live on 4 May 2010 right in time for the opening of ANGA Cable, the international trade fair for cable broadband and satellite taking place from 4-6 May in Cologne, Germany. ASTRA's new 3D demo channel will be available free-to-air via ASTRA's orbital position 23.5 degrees East, and will initially target retailers and installers featuring high quality 3D content including sports, music and entertainment.

Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA, said: "With the first 3D television sets now available in the market, the launch of the 3D demo channel comes right in time to support this exciting technology. The new ASTRA 3D demo channel demonstrates the huge advantages of satellite for the transmission of high quality 3D TV signals, and the leading role of SES ASTRA in driving innovations in broadcasting technology. By working closely with leading TV set manufacturers, broadcasters and other industry partners, we once again demonstrate our ability to position ourselves at the forefront of new technological developments, and to bring together key-industry players to foster innovations."

Many broadcasters which are customers of SES ASTRA have already engaged the new technology and either started first test transmissions or launched regular 3D broadcasting. While British pay-TV operator BSkyB has been broadcasting soccer matches in 3D to pubs and clubs across the U.K. and Ireland since early April, French pay-TV operator Canal+ announced the launch of its first 3D channel in December 2010.

Transmission details for the new ASTRA 3D demo channel will be communicated at a later date.

About SES ASTRA                            www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 110 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Johannesburg (South Africa)/ Luxembourg, 19 April 2010. SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has signed a capacity agreement with South African pay-TV operator On Digital Media (ODM) for three transponders on its ASTRA 4A satellite, and has also contracted to provide the related broadcasting services via its affiliate ASTRA Platform Services.

ODM will use the capacity on ASTRA 4A to deliver TopTV, a new pay-TV bouquet that will be offered to South African viewers starting in May. In 2007, ODM was one of the four consortia that have been awarded a broadcasting license by the South African regulator ICASA. ODM is 20 percent owned by SES ASTRA.

ASTRA 4A carries six transponders for the African market covering Southern Africa from Nigeria to Cape Town. The contract with ODM brings the total capacity contracted on this satellite to five transponders, with ETV and Globecast previously having signed one transponder each.  

Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA said: "We are very pleased that ODM has chosen ASTRA to broadcast its new and exciting channel bouquet to the South African market. ASTRA is known for decades for its excellence in Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting and related services. We are therefore ideally positioned to support the launch of this new market entrant by delivering infrastructure and broadcast related services. We are confident that the new pay-TV offer will increase choice and variety in the South African market, and we wish ODM success."

Vino Govender, CEO of ODM, said: "With a staggered launch from May 2010, TopTV has recognised the need for value through choice TV, and as a result will offer different pay TV packages which have been created to meet the needs of subscribers with quality programming at affordable rates. TopTV will offer up to 55 channels at prices ranging from 99 to 249 Rand per month covering a broad variety of genres including general entertainment, news, sport, movies and gospel, to name a few. With our differentiated multi-channel subscription TV service, we will significantly expand the viewing choices for a larger portion of the population in South Africa."

About SES ASTRA                       www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 110 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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The Hague, April 14, 2010 - Delivering on its global fleet strategy, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced Alldean Satellite Networks (K) LTD has signed a multiyear satellite capacity agreement aimed at providing advanced communications solutions to metropolitan and remote businesses across East Africa.

A leading enterprise services provider based in Nairobi, Kenya, Alldean has secured a full Ku-band transponder (54 megahertz) aboard SES WORLD SKIES' new NSS-12 satellite. Alldean will utilize the payload to support the connectivity and content delivery needs of Pan-African banks, NGOs, telecom companies, retailers, network operators, broadcasters and other organizations serving Kenya and the region. The deal represents Alldean's strategic move from its previous satellite platform to NSS-12, one of the largest, most powerful satellites in the world and the latest addition to the global fleet operated by SES WORLD SKIES.

"Alldean now has the tailored, extensive satellite coverage we must have to meet the specific demands of businesses and broadcasters throughout Kenya and the East African region," said Shay Ohaion, Alldean CEO. "SES WORLD SKIES and NSS-12 offer the reach and reliability in the right place at the right time, as African businesses require unprecedented levels of quality connectivity regardless of their location," Ohaion added, noting additional deals between the two companies are in the works.

"Alldean is playing a vital role in the emergence of East African business markets, as it delivers everything from broadband and voice-over-IP to videoconferencing and broadcast-quality content across the region," said Nicolas Baravalle, Regional Vice President of SES WORLD SKIES. "SES WORLD SKIES' global fleet strategy is always focused on putting capacity where it's needed most. We're honored that Alldean has selected the people and technologies of SES WORLD SKIES to help enable the new wave of growth across Africa."

About NSS-12

NSS-12 is one of the largest and most powerful communications satellites in the world, featuring 88 C- and Ku-band transponders in 36 MHZ equivalent units. From the premier orbital slot 57° East, NSS-12 covers an area stretching from Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, all the way to the Indian Ocean Region and Northwestern Australia.

NSS-12 delivers DTH power and performance through four regional Ku-band spot beams. NSS-12's coverage of East Africa will complement Ku-band services currently available at 338° East, allowing customers to introduce new services and expand into new markets.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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PRINCETON, NJ - April 13, 2010 - Extending its lead in global video distribution, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced it has signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Puerto Rico Telephone, a subsidiary of América Móvil, to deliver its CLARO TV premium DTH television offering to homes across Puerto Rico.

As part of the deal, Puerto Rico Telephone is using five Ku-band transponders aboard SES WORLD SKIES' AMC-21 satellite to launch its CLARO TV offering. The new television offering, which features over 130 SD and HD channels in Spanish and English, is a powerful addition to Puerto Rico Telephone's broadband, wireless and landline phone services.

"With the addition of television to our voice, internet and wireless service offerings, we solidify our position as the leading full service provider on the island," said Mario Barrera, Chief Operating Officer, Puerto Rico Telephone.  "We have developed a state-of-the-art facility to deliver the best entertainment option in the market, with a superior voice and video offering, and better programming in English and Spanish," added Barrera.

"We feel very proud that Puerto Rico Telephone has entrusted SES WORLD SKIES to carry its video DTH offering and to play a role in their success. We are investing in new satellites for the Latin America and Caribbean region and are pleased to be able to support market leaders like PRT in the execution of their business plans," said Scott Sprague, Senior Vice President of Global Sales for SES WORLD SKIES.  "For Puerto Rico Telephone, the AMC-21 satellite provides the high power they need to implement the new DTH offering with an impressive channel line-up to very small receiver dishes at customers' homes. SES WORLD SKIES has a history of serving Latin America and the Caribbean region and will continue to have a leading role in providing satellite infrastructure for the implementation of innovative applications to millions across the continent," he added.

About AMC-21

Launched in August 2008, AMC-21 is an all Ku-band satellite operating at the 125° West orbital slot.  The state-of-the-art spacecraft provides comprehensive, high-power 50-state coverage, as well as optimal coverage over the Caribbean, Central America and the Gulf of Mexico.

About Puerto Rico Telephone

Puerto Rico Telephone  is the leading provider of wireline,wireless and broadband services in Puerto Rico with over a million subscribers islandwide.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Taps NSS-12 satellite to deliver connectivity and content across East African nation

The Hague, April 13, 2010 - Positioned to meet the escalating demand for quality connectivity and content across the Africanregion, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced it has signed a major capacity agreement with Wananchi to deliver new DTH and IP services throughout East Africa.

Wananchi, known for its popular Zuku brand of cable, broadband and IP phone services, has secured three full transponders (162 megahertz) on SES WORLD SKIES' new NSS-12 satellite to launch a powerful DTH lineup and VSAT-delivered, IP-based communications solutions. Set to launch in September, Wananchi's DTH platform is expected to offer as many as 80 channels over two transponders by year-end. The VSAT networks will enable everything from reliable high-speed internet access to Voice-Over-IP and videoconferencing.

"Wananchi is delivering a new level of broadband and IP connectivity and DTH content tailored to meet the growing consumer and business demand for information and entertainment across East Africa," said Euan Fannell, Wananchi's Group CEO. "SES WORLD SKIES' NSS-12 satellite enables us to build our business and our brand for the future with coverage over the critical and emerging markets of East Africa and beyond."

"Wananchi's DTH and IP platform launches represent two of the region's most exciting opportunities, backed by Wananchi's access to great content and deep experience in both video and telecom," explained Nicolas Baravalle, Regional Vice President of SES WORLD SKIES. "Leading providers like Wananchi had a voice in the design of our new NSS-12 satellite. Now, they're reaping the benefits of a powerful and tailored regional spot beam that is delivering unprecedented coverage to both metropolitan and rural markets across East Africa."

About NSS-12

NSS-12 is one of the largest and most powerful communications satellites in the world, featuring 88 C- and Ku-band transponders in 36 MHZ equivalent units. From the premier orbital slot 57° East, NSS-12 covers an area stretching from Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, all the way to the Indian Ocean Region and Northwestern Australia.

NSS-12 delivers DTH power and performance through four regional Ku-band spot beams. NSS-12's coverage of East Africa will complement Ku-band services currently available at 338° East, allowing customers to introduce new services and expand into new markets.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Princeton, NJ - April 12, 2010 -  One year into the launch of Retro TV on its distribution platform, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced the popular classics network has signed a new agreement to deliver a bigger lineup to more viewers across the country.

With the addition of Tuff TV and PB&J TV programming to its primary and sub channel offerings, Retro TV has secured two transponders of capacity on SES WORLD SKIES' AMC-7 satellite. Last spring, the network signed an agreement for two transponders aboard the AMC-3 spacecraft when it moved to SES WORLD SKIES for reliable nationwide delivery.

Tuff TV's sports-oriented shows along with PB&J's classic children's favorites will complement Retro TV's expanding schedule of timeless hits. The Retro TV lineup is home to a host of content that has struck a chord with audiences of all ages for decades, including Leave it to Beaver, Emergency, Marcus Welby MD and Kojak.

"Viewers are seeking out great programming. That continues to be the primary reason Retro TV is so popular with primary and sub channel audiences throughout the country," explained Neal Ardman of Retro TV, noting Retro TV now reaches 95% of U.S. households. The network's turnkey approach is a hit with affiliates as well, offering local ad and bug insertion without the need for equipment or capital expense.

"SES WORLD SKIES' reliable distribution platform provides us with the reach and the flexibility to deliver customized programming feeds for all of our stations," Ardman added.

"Retro TV has quickly become a must-have channel on the vast majority of television lineups from coast to coast," said Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President of Media Services for SES WORLD SKIES. "The breakthrough network is a staple among generations of fans and viewers, many of whom are watching the classics for the first time - while others have enjoyed episodes dozens of times over the years. SES WORLD SKIES is excited to see the tremendous growth of Retro TV on our platform."

About Retro TV

Retro TV initiated service on July 1, 2005 in Little Rock, Arkansas, offering some of the best programming of all time all day long. Since then, Retro TV has grown its content lineup and launched new stations at an extremely rapid pace. Retro TV can now be seen in most U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Seattle, Orlando, Buffalo, Boston, Detroit, St. Louis, Raleigh-Durham, Pittsburgh and many others. For more information, visit www.myretrotv.com.

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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PRINCETON, NJ - April 12, 2010 - Advancing its lead in HD delivery and innovation, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced the rapid uptake of HSN HD on its HD-PRIME distribution platform and the delivery of 100 HD channels over its satellites.  The delivery of HSN HD taps a half transponder on the AMC-10 satellite, one of five spacecraft supporting the HD-PRIME neighborhood. 

SES WORLD SKIES delivered the first HD channels on leading broadcast networks more than a decade ago.  The satellite innovator is also integrally involved in the advancement of 3D TV, working with television set manufacturers and a contingent of breakthrough 3D content creators, and most recently initiating a 3D TV test platform.

"HSN HD has been extremely well received right out of the gate. Our high-def storefront is already in more than 13 million households across the U.S. and growing fast," said Michelle Wilkins, Vice President of Broadcast Engineering, HSN. "HSN created TV shopping more than 30 years ago and we continue to innovate and raise the bar with on-screen advancements like HD," Wilkins added.  "SES WORLD SKIES is clearly the global HD leader.  We depend on the expertise of its people and the security of its distribution network to ensure a worldclass shopping experience for our viewers."

SES WORLD SKIES leads the way with extensive MPEG-4 distribution experience and advanced 3D TV delivery under its belt. The innovative satellite provider operates HD-PRIME, the go-to HDTV platform across North America. The HD-PRIME neighborhood now carries 100 HD channels, including Food Network HD, Showtime HD, HSN HD and the heart of MTV Networks' HD lineup.

"From the first HD channel launch more than a decade ago to the delivery of HSN HD today, SES WORLD SKIES continues to lead the way in HD innovation and distribution," said Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President of Media Services for SES WORLD SKIES.  "When including our sister company SES ASTRA, SES is the satellite HD distribution leader with 214 HD channels currently transmitted."

About HD-PRIME

SES WORLD SKIES, the first satellite company to deliver HD channels, operates America's leading HD platform in HD-PRIME. The HDTV distribution platform of choice among top networks and programmers operates over five satellites, AMC-10, AMC-11, AMC-18, AMC-1 and AMC-4, and covers the entire U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, with the most reliable, flexible, advanced HD services in the industry.

About HSN

HSN is an interactive lifestyle network and retail destination, offering an assortment of exclusive products combined with top brand names. HSN incorporates experts, entertainment, inspiration, solutions, tips and ideas to provide an entirely unique shopping experience for its customers. HSN is available across all media including its TV network and online shopping destination hsn.com, which ranks in the top 30 of the top 500 Internet retailers.  HSN, the original home shopping network, is an operating segment of HSN, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSNI).

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

d innovation, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced the rapid uptake of HSN HD on its HD-PRIME distribution platform and the delivery of 100 HD channels over its satellites.  The delivery of HSN HD taps a half transponder on the AMC-10 satellite, one of five spacecraft supporting the HD-PRIME neighborhood. 

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Luxembourg/Kourou (French Guiana), 10 April 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced today that the launch of its new ASTRA 3B satellite has again been postponed. This decision has been taken by Arianespace following the detection of an anomaly in the launch vehicle's pressurization system. A new launch date will be communicated in due time. ASTRA 3B is to be launched onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana.

About SES ASTRA                               www.ses.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 110 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Kourou (French Guiana), 7 April 2010. – SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that after additional technical checks, the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 3B is now scheduled for 9^th April 2010. The satellite will be launched into space between 6:59 p.m. and 7:48 p.m.

ASTRA 3B will be located at 23.5 degrees East, ASTRA's orbital position for delivering Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services mainly to the Benelux and Eastern Europe as well as two-way broadband services across Europe and the Middle East. It will allow SES ASTRA to extend the geographical coverage and the service to customers and offer Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV reception from Spain to the Black Sea. It will also help SES ASTRA to further optimize the spectrum use at 23.5 degrees East. ASTRA 3B will join ASTRA 3A and enable SES ASTRA to release its satellites ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G for other missions. ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G are currently positioned at 23.5 degrees East.

Watch the live broadcast of the ASTRA 3B launch

The launch of ASTRA 3B will be transmitted live onhttp://www.videocorner.tv/index.htm and via ASTRA satellite. The transmission starts 20 minutes prior to the launch.

 The launch transmission via ASTRA satellite is available on the orbital position 23.5° East, channel 3.224, downlink frequency: 12168.00 Mhz, vertical polarisation, Symbolrate 27.50 MSym/s, FEC 3/4, service ID: 5250, service name: Astra 3B Launch.

Pictures of the launch will be made available onwww.arianespace.com via AFP, Reuters, EPA, AP, Kyodo News, in Europe via AFP, ANP, ANSA, APA, Belga, DPA, EFE, Keystone, Lusa, Pressebild, and in Japan via JIJI press.

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Princeton, NJ, April 6^th, 2010 - SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announces that the SES-1 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The SES-1 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will now be readied for launch onboard an ILS Proton Breeze M booster, scheduled for lift off on April 24, 2010.

The state-of-the-art SES-1 satellite will replace SES' existing AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellites at the orbital position of 101 degrees West and is an integral part of SES' satellite replacement program over North America. The spacecraft carries 24 C-band transponders as well as 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each and has been designed to have a minimum expected service time of 15 years. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. SES-1 is based on Orbital's space-proven Star 2.4 platform, the largest and most powerful geostationary communications satellites Orbital builds, and will generate approximately five kilowatts of payload power. With SES-2 and SES-3, SES has two additional satellites under procurement with Orbital for deployment into the North American arc. SES-1, SES-2 and SES-3 will deliver full 50 state coverage from their strategically important locations over the U.S. in both C- and Ku-Band.

States Rob Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES: "SES-1 will provide uninterrupted replacement capacity at the important orbital position of 101 degrees West, from where SES WORLD SKIES feeds TV programming into virtually every cable network in the US. As such, the launch of SES-1 will be an important event to a number of our North American customers."

"SES currently has two additional spacecraft under construction with Orbital Sciences Corporation, but SES-1 marks the first launch within our comprehensive replacement program over North America," said Martin Halliwell, President of SES ENGINEERING. "We look forward to another Proton success as the combined teams of ILS, Orbital and SES go through the SES-1 launch count down over the next few weeks."

Picture gallery: SES-1 has landed

About SES WORLD SKIES

SES WORLD SKIES is the new 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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg, April 1^st, 2010 - At their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, today, shareholders of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) approved all resolutions put to the meeting.

The AGM notably approved the company's 2009 accounts and the proposed dividend of EUR 0.73 per A-share, which will be paid to shareholders and holders of SES FDRs on April 21^st, 2010.

In 2009, SES achieved excellent returns for its investors and made significant progress in delivering shareholder value, as the group recorded revenues of EUR 1,701.6 million, achieved a net profit of EUR 476.5 million, successfully launched two new satellites, initiated four new satellite procurement programs and agreed to acquire Protostar-2, an in-orbit satellite that will provide incremental capacity over Asia. The company furthermore teamed up with YahSat to offer Direct-to-Home TV capacity in the Middle East and Northern Africa, and took a strategic stake in O3b Networks, a satellite-based, global internet backbone provider, designed to reach the "other three billion" people in the developing world who today do not have access to the internet.

Regarding the outlook for 2010, SES expects revenue and EBITDA to increase due to continued growth opportunities. With a contract backlog of EUR 6.7 billion and financing secured, SES is in a strong position to face future market opportunities within the satellite industry.                                                

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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SES WORLD SKIES and DRS Technical Services team-up to support U.S. government connectivity demands worldwide from new state-of-the-art communications crossroads

Washington D.C. - March 29, 2010 - Leveraging its advanced teleport and a long-term alliance with DRS Technical Services, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced it is hosting a new, mission-critical Department of Defense communications node near the nation's capital.

By installing a Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) connection point at SES WORLD SKIES' media port in Manassas, Virginia, the U.S. government has greatly enhanced its access to World Skies bandwidth and global connectivity. The advanced uplinking facility is a strategic communications crossroads with access to some of the most robust fiber and satellite networks, including the worldwide SES fleet and DRS Technical Services' Global Communications Network (GCN).

DRS Technical Services, through its Global Enterprise Solutions business unit, is a primary communications services provider to the U.S. government, under the Defense Satellite Transmission Services - Global Procurement Program managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Together with SES WORLD SKIES, DRS enables a broad range of mission-critical applications that enable real-time collaboration between headquarters and field operations around the world.

"The installation of a communications node within our Virginia teleport gives the U.S. government easy access to powerful global connectivity options," explained Robert Bednarek, President and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES. "While the Defense Information Systems Network carries the majority of U.S. government voice, video and data traffic, government agencies increasingly depend on SES WORLD SKIES and DRS Technical Services for anywhere to anywhere communications."

"For nearly a decade, SES WORLD SKIES and DRS Technical Services have joined forces to meet the growing global demand for government and enterprise communications services," said Jim Scott, Vice President and General Manager of Global Enterprise Solutions for DRS Technical Services. "The DISN installation at the SES WORLD SKIES facility, just minutes from DISA, The Pentagon, and other strategic Capitol-area locations, opens the door to a new level of network expandability in virtually every corner of the world.

About DRS Technical Services

DRS Technical Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Defense Solutions Inc., is headquartered in Herndon, VA and provides turnkey, full lifecycle communications and security systems to defense organizations as well as other federal and state government organizations. DRS Defense Solutions LLC is headquartered in Bethesda, MD and is composed of seven lines of business with more than 3000 employees around the globe. DRS Defense Solutions provides advanced products, services and systems integration in the areas of intelligence and sensor technologies, security, cyber warfare, sonar, communications, electronic warfare, training systems, satellite communications, control systems and unmanned technologies.

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 41 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 currently has five additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions 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. SES WORLD SKIES 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 SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Kourou (French Guiana), 26 March 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced today that the launch of its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been postponed due to an anomaly that occurred in a launcher subsystem.

The launch service provider, Arianespace, has decided to execute the necessary technical replacements and to postpone the launch for several days. The launch vehicle and its payload, the ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellite, have been placed in stand-by mode and maintained in fully safe conditions.

ASTRA 3B was scheduled for launch today onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. The new ASTRA satellite was built by EADS Astrium in Toulouse, France, and is intended to be located at 23.5 degrees East.

About SES ASTRA                                              www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 100 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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Luxembourg/ Kourou (French Guiana), 25 March 2010. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that its new satellite ASTRA 3B is ready for launch on 26 March 2010. The satellite has been fully integrated into the fairing of the launch vehicle, an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, and will be launched into space between 07:03 and 07:52 p.m. (local time) from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana. ASTRA 3B was built by EADS Astrium in Toulouse using a Eurostar E3000 platform.

ASTRA 3B will be located at 23.5 degrees East, ASTRA's orbital position for delivering Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services mainly to the Benelux and Eastern Europe as well as two-way broadband services across Europe and the Middle East. It will allow SES ASTRA to extend the geographical coverage and the service to customers and offer Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV reception from Spain to the Black Sea. It will also help SES ASTRA to further optimize the spectrum use at 23.5 degrees East. ASTRA 3B will join ASTRA 3A and enable SES ASTRA to release its satellites ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G for other missions. ASTRA 1E and ASTRA 1G are currently positioned at 23.5 degrees East.                                                                                                                   

Watch the live broadcast of the ASTRA 3B launch

The launch of ASTRA 3B is scheduled for the time window between 11:03 and 11:52 p.m. Central European Time (CET) on March 26 2010 (07:03 and 07:52 p.m. local time in Kourou). The launch will be transmitted live on http://www.videocorner.tv/index.htm and via ASTRA satellite. The transmission starts 20 minutes prior to the launch. 

The launch transmission via ASTRA satellite is available on the orbital position 19.2° East, channel 1.026, downlink frequency: 11597.00 Mhz, vertical polarisation, Symbolrate    22.00 MSym/s, FEC 5/6, service ID: 10072, service name: Astra 3B Launch.

Pictures of the launch will be made available on www.arianespace.com and via AFP, Reuters, EPA, AP, Kyodo News, in Europe via AFP, ANP, ANSA, APA, Belga, DPA, EFE, Keystone, Lusa, Pressebild, and in Japan via JIJI press.

About SES ASTRA   www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 100 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico and satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

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 The authorizations to use the Ku-band spectrum at these orbital positions for fixed satellite services (FSS) were recently granted by the Mexican government to SSM.

 Today, AMC-15 and AMC-16 are used primarily by enterprise customers in the United States. Positioned at 105 degrees West Longitude and at 85 degrees West Longitude, respectively, AMC-15 and AMC-16 can transmit video, audio or data with full coverage of Mexico and the United States.

 Also, upon launch in 2011, EchoStar is expected to use capacity on QuetzSat’s QuetzSat-1, a high power communications satellite to be located at 77 degrees West Longitude, with coverage of Mexico and North America. EchoStar intends to use QuetzSat-1 for broadcast services for the Dish Mexico direct-to-home service in Mexico and for the DISH Network direct-to-home service in the United States.

 “This initiative brings together the strengths of SES and EchoStar in extending the reach and capability of AMC-15 and AMC-16 to accommodate new growth markets, as well as the experience of SSM in the Mexican market,” said Rob Bednarek, president and CEO of SES WORLD SKIES.

 “With SSM’s receipt of the authorizations from SCT and COFETEL to offer services into Mexico, EchoStar will be able to serve a growing regional demand for satellite services,” said Dean Olmstead, president of EchoStar Satellite Services. “EchoStar is well positioned to leverage its satellite operations and uplink expertise in the U.S. to expand its fixed satellite services throughout Mexico, including the delivery of satellite Internet services to rural communities.”

 About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES as well as participations in Ciel in Canada, and SSM and QuetzSat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com

About EchoStar Satellite Services

EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) and provides a reliable network for aggregation and distribution of video, audio and data domestically and internationally, including a joint venture to deliver Dish Mexico direct-to-home satellite TV services.  EchoStar also offers IPTV solutions through its ViP-TV platform.  EchoStar represents a significant source of Ku-band and Ka-band satellite capacity and spacecraft operation services with 10 satellites, ground-based teleport facilities, and an expansive terrestrial backhaul network along with 24-hour Satellite Access Centers. Visit www.echostar.com.

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 Yves Feltes
Media Relations
SES
Tel: +352 710 725 311
Yves.Feltes@ses.com

Mark Roberts
SES
Investor Relations
Tel. +352 710 725 490
Mark.Roberts@ses.com

Marc Lumpkin
EchoStar Corp.
Tel. 303-706-5236
Marc.lumpkin@echostar.com

Luxembourg, 18 March 2010 - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has again significantly increased its reach and grown the number of digital and High Definition TV households on the ASTRA satellite system. SES ASTRA is now broadcasting to 125 million TV homes across Europe and North Africa, three million more than the year before. For the first time, satellite reaches more households than cable in Europe, with 77 million satellite and 71 million cable households. Terrestrial infrastructures reach 86.5 million households; however, not even half of them (48 percent) are digital.

The digitalisation rate of satellite increased to 92 percent, with a total of 71 million out of the 77 million satellite households being digital. Cable still shows the lowest digitalisation rate, with one third or 34 percent (24 million) of all 71 million cable households being digital. IPTV is - by definition - 100 percent digitalised and reaches nine million households across Europe.

In High Definition, ASTRA counts around six million HD viewing homes and currently broadcasts 114 HD channels. The success of HD is underpinned by the high number of HD screens sold across Europe. 125 million HD Ready TV sets have been sold since the start of HD in 2005. It is expected that by 2013, an estimated 55 million households will be equipped with both an HD Ready TV set and a suitable HD receiver. Satellite is expected to remain the largest distribution platform for HD.

These are the results of the latest SES ASTRA Satellite Monitor, conducted in 29 European and North African countries, and based on almost 70,000 face-to-face and telephone interviews. The methodology and the results are controlled by independent institutes and accepted by regulatory bodies as objective market measurements.

"The significant increase in reach and the success of SES ASTRA are based on a stable business model and on strong drivers which allow us to develop our business despite the difficult market situation," says Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA. "The underlying dynamics of Western European key markets, and the growth in Eastern Europe, impressively demonstrate that we are able to maintain our competitive position and further develop our reach, in technical and commercial terms. Whether in HD, hybrid reception or 3D TV, we are extremely well positioned to play a leading role in future innovations."

Satellite Monitor figures for year-end 2009 in Europe and North Africa at a glance:

• Total of 244 million analogue and digital TV homes in Europe
• ASTRA fleet reaches 125 million analogue and digital TV households in Europe and North Africa (57 million Direct-to-Home, 68 million through cable head-ends)
• Around 60 percent or 146 million TV homes receive programs digitally (includes all reception modes: satellite, cable, terrestrial, IPTV)

• Satellite serves every second digital TV household and reaches 71 million digital homes (49 percent of the digital market); cable reaches 24 million digital homes (16 percent), terrestrial reaches 41.7 million digital homes (29 percent), IPTV reaches nine million homes (6 percent).
• ASTRA serves 52 million digital satellite homes (72 percent of all digital satellite homes)
• ASTRA currently features 114 HD channels and reaches around six million HD viewing homes
• Digitalisation rate of satellite is 92 percent, compared to 48 percent for terrestrial reception and 34 percent for cable networks

To watch the video of yesterday's press conference on the ASTRA reach figures, please click on the following link: http://tv.online-congress.com/sesastra/english

About SES ASTRA                                                                                                              www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 100 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, as well as participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com.

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Luxembourg - March 10, 2010 - Global satellite operator SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and the University of Luxembourg, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement to jointly develop Luxembourg as a European centre of excellence and innovation for advanced information communications technology (ICT) in satellite systems, and to create a chair in satellite, telecom and media law .

The amount of SES' contribution over the 6 years will exceed 2 MEUR of which 1,500,000 EUR will be in cash. The contribution will be directed to the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) as well as towards the creation of an SES Chair in space, telecom and media law in the University's Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance.

Under the auspices of the SnT, University of Luxembourg and SES will collaborate on research in satellite applications and services, satellite hybrid networks, transmission and reception technologies as well as on the legal and regulatory challenges in the space, telecommunications and media sectors.

The professor holding the SES chair of space, telecom and media law will also contribute to the research conducted within the framework of the research programmes signed with the SnT.

"As the global communications landscape continues to rapidly evolve in multiple ways, satellite technology can continue to play a vital role in bringing people closer together and providing valuable services to help mankind," said Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES.  "This collaboration with the University of Luxembourg and the SnT will serve as a catalyst to ignite an ongoing stream of innovations that, we believe, will create a new foundation in satellite-related research and help establish Luxembourg as its center."

"This is arguably the broadest and most ambitious agreement the University has signed with a company which has its headquarters in Luxembourg," said Rolf Tarrach, President of the University of Luxembourg. " We are very excited about it and we hope that the collaboration with SES will lead to improvements and innovations in satellite and communication technologies which will make a difference worldwide. We are very grateful for the very significant contribution of our partner. "