Société Européenne de Satellites - Global
(SES Global)
Château de Betzdorf, 6815 Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Tel: +352-710-7251
Fax: +352-710-725526
http://www.ses-global.com/
http://www.astra.lu/
Program:
Astra
SES Global holds all SES Group participations: SES Astra (100%),
SES Americom
(100%), SES Multimedia (100%),
Asiasat
(34.1%),
NSAB
(50%),
Star One
(19.99%), Columbia Corp (100%), Americom Asia-Pacific (50%),
Nahuelsat
(28.75%), Gilat (18%).
GE now (Nov 2001) has a 30.7% stake and a 20.1% voting interest in SES Global.
In Feb 2007, GE swapped its shares in a new company SES International Holdings
Inc, comprising assets and EUR588 million in cash.
SES Global is eager to launch an open DBS platform at 105/105.5°W
The company bought
New Skies
in Dec 2005.
In Feb 2007, SES Global announced it would come out of Asiasat.