SES ASTRA Raises SATLYNX Shareholding To 100%

"SATLYNX is a leader in its market and an important asset in ourstrategy to offer satellite based solutions and services also toenterprises and institutions", said Ferdinand Kayser, President andCEO of SES ASTRA. "We remain very confident about the future ofSATLYNX and will continue to rely on it as a key element of ourmanaged services capability."

SATLYNX is the leading provider of two-way satellite broadbandcommunication services throughout Europe. SATLYNX provides customisedsolutions directly to large enterprises and institutions and workingwith telecommunication operators and system integrators and viaEurope's largest network of specialist partners.

About SES ASTRA - www.ses-astra.com

The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH)satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 millionDirect-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleetcurrently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1600analogue and digital television and radio channels as well asmultimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positionsfor DTH services are 19.2 degrees East and 28.2 degrees East.Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC), SatelliteNewsgathering (SNG) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbitalposition of 23.5 degrees East.

SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (PINKSHEETS:SGBAF)(BOURSE:SESG)(LuxX:SESG). SES GLOBAL wholly owns threemarket-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOMin the US and New Skies Satellites in the rest of the world. TheCompany also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, StarOne in Latin America and SES Sirius in Europe. Americom GovernmentServices provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US governmentand its contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellitecommunications solutions via a fleet of 43 satellites across theglobe. Additional info on SES GLOBAL at: www.ses-global.com.

ABOUT SATLYNX - www.satlynx.com

Satlynx, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES Global Europe SA, is theleading provider of two-way satellite broadband communication servicesthroughout Europe.

Satlynx solutions working for customers today include:multinational networks for logistical information sharing, credit cardtransactions and broadcast distribution; broadband internet access inremote areas beyond the reach of cable or ADSL; transportable, back-upand disaster recovery solutions; secure and world-wide connectivityfor private point-to-point, meshed, video, voice and data networks.

Satlynx provides customised solutions directly to largeEnterprises and Institutions and working with telecommunicationoperators, system integrators and via Europe's largest network ofspecialist partners to SME's. Satlynx has an unmatched depth ofexperience and know-how in both the technology and the operation ofvery large VSAT networks and provides services on a range of platformsand satellites. This combination gives customers a range ofpossibilities unparalleled by any other operator, providing fastnetwork connections virtually anywhere.