All Satellite Services Restored

September 25, 2003 Princeton, NJ SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (SESG in Frankfurt and Luxembourg Exchanges), reports that AMC-5, an Alcatel Spacebus 2000 launched in October 1998, lost earth-lock at 11:04 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday September 24. As of 11:15 a.m. (EDT) today the spacecraft and the entire payload were operational and all customer services were restored.

AMC-5 was launched on an Ariane 4 launch vehicle from French Guiana on October 28, 1998. From its orbital location of 79 degrees West, the spacecraft has been operating reliably since November 28, 1998. The satellite has an all Ku-band payload, configured as 16 54 MHz transponders. Utilization of the spacecraft is for news transmissions, VSAT network support and occasional services.

About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM’s key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, Gemstar/TV Guide, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TimeWarner, TV Europa, Verestar, Viacom and, through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government.

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