THE HAGUE, Netherlands, April 26, 2004 – New Skies Satellites N.V. (AEX, NYSE: NSK), the global satellite communications company, will publish its first quarter 2004 results on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 8:00 am CET (2:00 am EST). The press release will be available on the New Skies website immediately after publishing.

New Skies will host an analyst conference call at 5:00 pm CET (11:00 am EST) on the same day. A live webcast of the conference call will be available at www.newskies.com/ir. Media wishing to participate in a listen-only mode may call + 44 20 7162 0125. A replay of the conference call will be available for the subsequent five working days on: +44 20 8288 4459 (for the UK only on free phone number: 0500 637 880) Passcode: 918032.

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.