THE HAGUE, Netherlands, April 26, 2004 – New Skies Satellites N.V. (AEX, NYSE: NSK), the global satellite communications company, today announced it has named Raju Pulugurtha as director of sales for South Asia. Pulugurtha manages the company’s sales and marketing activities throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan.

Srini Prasanna, New Skies’ vice president of sales for India, the Middle East and Africa, said: “New Skies enjoys a solid share of the fixed satellite services market in the Indian subcontinent, gained through years of close collaboration with customers and the commitment of powerful and highly advanced satellite resources. We are delighted to welcome Raju to the New Skies team. He is an experienced sales executive and brings with him excellent contacts and customer relationships throughout the region.

“Raju’s expertise and experience in these markets will ensure New Skies maintains a strong presence by promoting the strengths and advantages of our global communications infrastructure for the delivery of video, Internet, and data and voice services worldwide.”

Prior to joining New Skies, Pulugurtha worked at Intelsat in Washington D.C. for 10 years as regional director of sales, South Asia. During his tenure at Intelsat, he worked in India heading up the regional support center in Chennai.

Pulugurtha also worked at India’s Department of Telecommunications for 10 years, where he was involved in setting up satellite earth stations in Mumbai and Chennai. He was also involved in the development of VSAT technology at the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) in Bangalore.

About New Skies Satellites (AEX, NYSE: NSK)
New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite communications companies with truly global satellite coverage, offering video, data, voice and Internet communications services to a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations and Internet service providers around the world. New Skies has five satellites in orbit and ground facilities around the world. The company has one additional spacecraft under construction. The company also has secured certain rights to make use of additional orbital positions for future growth. New Skies is headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. Additional information is available at www.newskies.com.