SES ASTRA and Arena Sign Capacity Agreement; Owner of live-TV rights for German Bundesliga to use SES ASTRA satellite capacity.

BETZDORF, Luxembourg & MUNICH, Germany -- SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (PINK SHEETS:SGBAF)(EURONEXT:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), and Arena, owner of live-TV rights for the German first soccer league (Bundesliga), announced today that they have signed a satellite capacity agreement. The long term contract secures Arena the capacity of a full digital transponder on an ASTRA satellite at the prime orbital position 19.2(degrees) East. With its seven satellites at this position, SES ASTRA can reach more than 16 million German households which receive their TV programmes directly via satellite of which more than 6 million use the digital reception mode. The parties are not disclosing the financial details of the agreement.

"With Arena, we have gained an important and prominent new customer", said Ferdinand Kayser, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SES ASTRA. "We are pleased that ASTRA households will be able to benefit from the Bundesliga package that Arena will offer. We are looking forward to a long-standing and successful relationship with our new customer."

"This is an important step in establishing our satellite solution. ASTRA's reach means that Arena will be available via satellite across Germany. We are continuing to work with technology providers to assemble the remaining elements of a satellite platform", said Arena and Unity Media CEO Parm Sandhu.

Arena is to present further details at a press conference in Munich on 27 March 2006.

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 103 million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1400 analogue and digital television and radio channels as well as multimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positions for DTH services are 19.2(degrees) East and 28.2(degrees) East. Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC), Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbital position of 23.5(degrees) East.

SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES GLOBAL wholly owns two market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, and SES AMERICOM in the US. The Company also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, and SES SIRIUS in Europe. Additional info on SES GLOBAL at: www.ses-global.com.