HAMILTON, Bermuda, August 1, 2005 – New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd.(NYSE:NSE), the global satellite communications company, will announce its results for the second quarter 2005 on Thursday, August 4, 2005.

CEO Dan Goldberg and CFO Andrew Browne will host an analyst conference call on the same date at 11:00 a.m. EST. Dial-in numbers will be provided prior to the call.  A replay of the conference call will be available for five days after the call.

New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. intends to take advantage of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to any forward-looking statements that may be made during the conference call. 

About New Skies Satellites
New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite communications companies with global satellite coverage, offering data, video, Internet and voice communications services to a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations, Internet service providers and government entities around the world. New Skies has five satellites in orbit, one under construction (NSS-8), and ground facilities around the world. New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and has subsidiaries with offices in The Hague, Hong Kong, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C.

For additional information, please contact:
Boris Djordjevic
Investor Relations, New Skies Satellites   
investor_relations@newskies.com

Melanie Dickie
Corporate Communications, New Skies Satellites 
mdickie@newskies.com