ADVISORY/PanAmSat Media Advisory On Launch of Galaxy IVR Satellite.

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ADVISORY...for April 18 (Tuesday)

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WHO: PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ: SPOT), the world's leading commercial provider of global satellite services.

WHAT: The launch of PanAmSat's Galaxy IVR communications satellite, which will provide video, Internet and telecommunications services throughout North America.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 18, 2000, launch window begins at 8:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (12:29 a.m. GMT).

WHERE: Arianespace's launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana.

WHY: Galaxy IVR will be PanAmSat's third new North American satellite in its Galaxy fleet in four months; will become PanAmSat's 11th satellite to provide coverage of the United States and its 21st worldwide; will offer expanded and enhanced broadcast and telecommunications services throughout North America; will be the third new satellite in PanAmSat's seven-satellite expansion and redeployment plan, expanding the company's fleet to 24 spacecraft by mid-2001.

SATELLITE FEEDS:

Satellite feed Tuesday, April 18, 2000, from 7:49 p.m. to 10:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (11:49 p.m. to 2:19 a.m. GMT).

United States C-band: Galaxy XI transponder 23C; D/L frequency = 4160 horizontal; analog NTSC. Galaxy XR transponder 24K; D/L frequency = 12180 horizontal; analog NTSC.

Americas C-band: PAS-5 transponder 7C channel 7; D/L frequency = 3840 horizontal; digital feed: SA PowerVu MCPC symbol rate 27.69 Msym/s, FEC 7/8, NTSC.

Pacific Rim C-band: PAS-2 transponder 8C channel 4; D/L frequency = 3901 horizontal; digital feed: SA PowerVu MCPC symbol rate 30.8 Msym/s, FEC , NTSC.

Internet Access:

Live video coverage of the Galaxy IVR launch will be available at PanAmSat's Web site at http://www.panamsat.com.