SES AMERICOM Signs Launch Contracts For Four Satellites

SES AMERICOM SIGNS LAUNCH CONTRACTS FOR FOUR SATELLITES Sets Stage for Business Growth & Fleet Expansion in 2003 & 2004 SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SDSL), announced today that it has signed two launch services contracts, one with International Launch Services (ILS) for AMC-10 and AMC-11, and the other with Arianespace for AMC-13 and AMC- 15. On the occasion of the contract signings, Dean Olmstead, President and CEO of SES AMERICOM, said: "We are demonstrating great confidence in our business potential by planning to launch four best-in-class spacecraft into strategic orbital positions giving us the capacity to offer our customers superior service throughout the Americas and beyond." He continued, "When combined with our existing fleet and the other satellites we will launch during this same time period (AMC-9, a hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite, is expected to be operational over North America in early 2003, and AMC-12, a C-band satellite providing transatlantic and regional services planned for service 1st Half 2003), the AMERICOM fleet will have unparalleled diversity, redundancy and reach throughout the Americas, across the oceans and into Europe, Asia and Africa." Darlene Freeman, Vice President, SES GLOBAL Sourcing, added: "The execution of these contracts clearly demonstrates the synergies we expected through the combination of ASTRA and AMERICOM as well as the advantage of a centralized GLOBAL Sourcing process. By integrating elements of existing ASTRA commitments into this set of contracts, we have maximized the benefit to SES GLOBAL through a harmonized combination of contracts with two exceptional vendors, ILS and Arianespace. Based on past performance, we have deep and abiding confidence in the launch vehicles, teams and services of both providers." The AMC-10 and AMC-11 will Serve Cable The two all C-band spacecraft are designed for the delivery of cable programming from their orbital positions of 135 degrees and 131 degrees West respectively. Based on the A2100 platform and being built by Lockheed Martin, both "next generation" satellites will be launched from ILS' Cape Canaveral Station in Florida on Atlas IIAS launch vehicles. Planned for operation in 2004, AMC-10 and AMC-11 will replace Satcom C3 and C4. Major cable programmers have signed contracts to use these cable neighborhood partners to reach over 80 million U.S. homes. Already committed to AMC-10 and AMC-11 are Viacom, C-SPAN, CourtTV, Hallmark/Crown Media, iN DEMAND, Lifetime Entertainment, Scripps and The Weather Channel. AMC-13 - Crossing the Pacific Being built by Alcatel on their Spacebus 4000 platform, the all C-band satellite will offer regional and transoceanic services and will be launched from the Kourou Spaceport in the 2nd Half 2003 on the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. The satellite will deliver superior transPacific services from its 172 degree East orbital position as well as connections into the Americas, Australia and Asia Pacific networks. (.../2) AMC-15 - North America's First Ku-Ka Hybrid Based on the A2100 model and being built by Lockheed Martin, AMC-15 will feature America's first operating Ka-band payload along with 24 transponders of Ku-band capacity operating from 105 degrees West. To be launched aboard an Ariane 5 ECA vehicle from Kourou in the 2nd Half 2004, the spacecraft has been designated to complement the DBS spacecraft proposed by SES AMERICOM to be located at 105.5 degrees and provide AMERICOM2HomeSM service. About Arianespace For over 20 years, Arianespace has been a leading launch services provider specialized in serving the commercial geostationary satellite market. In addition to operating the mature Ariane 5 vehicle, Arianespace is the only launch services provider able to offer customers the flexibility of dual-launch, which allows us to maintain a robust launch rate of 12 to 14 satellites a year. Created as the world's first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has launched 201 satellites to date and has a contract backlog of more than 40. www.arianespace.com About ILS ILS, based in McLean, Va., is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), manufacturer of the Atlas family of rockets, and two Russian companies, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center and RSC Energia, producers of the Proton vehicles. ILS was formed in 1995 to market and manage the missions for the Proton and Atlas. With two independent, highly reliable vehicles and two dedicated launch sites, ILS is uniquely positioned to offer Mutual Backup, thus assuring satellites will be launched on schedule. For more information, visit www.ilslaunch.com. About SES AMERICOM With over twenty-five years' experience, SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications services, currently providing capacity on 16 spacecraft serving the Americas, Europe, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Regions, and Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM's key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, Merlin, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, TimeWarner/Turner Broadcasting, and Viacom. In November 2001, SES AMERICOM was combined with SES ASTRA to form a new premier global satellite company, SES GLOBAL, S.A. The new company delivers broadband services from 29 satellites to more than 90% of the world's population. In addition, SES GLOBAL's strategic partnerships and participation in AsiaSat, NSAB, Star One, AMERICOM ASIA-PACIFIC and Nahuelsat combine to give entertainment, telecommunications, Internet, news and enterprise customers access to a fleet of 42 satellites. For further information please contact: Yves Feltes Monica Morgan SES GLOBAL SES AMERICOM Press Relations Manager Vice President, Marketing Communications Tel. (352) 710 725 311 Tel: (1) 609 987 4143 Yves.Feltes@ses-global.com Monica.Morgan@ses-americom.com And/or: www.ses-global.com And/or: www.ses-americom.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/06/19/20020619BIT01540/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/06/19/20020619BIT01540/wkr0002.pdf