SES ASTRA Signs Capacity Agreement for 31.5 Degrees East

InSat to use one transponder on ASTRA 2C
LUXEMBOURG--(Business Wire)--
SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LUxX:SESG), today announced that it has
signed a new capacity agreement for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. The
German satellite service provider InSat will use one transponder on ASTRA 2C to
provide IP backbone services to small and medium sized enterprises in the Middle
East and Caucasus region. In addition to the satellite capacity, SES ASTRA will
also provide uplink services from its facilities in Luxembourg.

31.5 degrees East is SES ASTRA`s new orbital position targeting the Eastern
European and Middle East markets including the Caucasus. Since June, SES ASTRA
offers 24 transponders at 31.5 degrees East via its ASTRA 2C satellite. InSat is
the second customer contracting capacity on ASTRA 2C bringing the total number
of contracted transponders to five.

Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA, said: "We are very
pleased to have signed this capacity agreement with InSat because it
demonstrates the continued trust of our customers in our services. The fast ramp
up of ASTRA 2C proves the strong demand for satellite capacity in Eastern
Europe, the Middle East and the Caucasus and confirms our decision to develop
31.5 degrees into a new orbital position for this region".

Valentin Gurinovich, CEO of InSat, said: "InSat offers satellite-based internet
backbone connectivity for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other corporate
customers. We have chosen SES ASTRA because its ASTRA 2C satellite provides
excellent coverage for our target region enabling our customers to receive our
new service with a small-sized 60 cm dish. The agreement with SES ASTRA
therefore ideally serves our goal to bridge the digital divide in countries and
regions with underdeveloped telecommunications infrastructures."

About SES ASTRAwww.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The
satellite fleet currently comprises 14 ASTRA and two SIRIUS satellites. The
combined satellite system delivers services to more than 122 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 nearly 80 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions,
ASTRA and SIRIUS represent the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading
broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA and SIRIUS are 19.2° East,
28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LUxX:SESG). SES owns two market-leading
satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES which
provides global coverage and connectivity. The company owns 90 percent of SES
SIRIUS in Europe, as well as strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and
QuetzSat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions
via a fleet of 40 satellites in 26 orbital positions around the globe.
Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses.com

About InSat

German-based InSat offers satellite-based internet backbone connectivity for
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other corporate customers in Russia and
its neighboring countries, Central Asia and the Middle East. The company aims to
bridge the so-called digital divide in countries and regions with underdeveloped
telecommunications infrastructures. Under the brand name hi-stream InSat offers
Internet service for end-customers. Hi-stream is a unidirectional High-Speed
Internet access based on DVB S2 and provides a solution to guarantee
connectivity in case of bad weather conditions. The service works with PC-card
or the self-developed hi-stream-Box.seting a new standard on the Internet
broadband market.

SES ASTRA
Markus Payer
+ 352 710 725 500
markus.payer@ses-astra.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009