SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. ___________)/1/
New Skies Satellites, N.V.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
648723 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
October 4, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
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/1/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 1 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Lockheed Martin Corporation I.D. No. 52-1893632
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Maryland
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 18,610,660
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
18,610,660
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
18,610,660
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.27%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 2 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 18,610,660
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
18,610,660
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
18,610,660
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.27%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 3 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
COMSAT Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
District of Columbia
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 18,610,660
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
18,610,660
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
18,610,660
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
14.27%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 4 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
COMSAT General Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 84,400
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
84,400
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
84,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.07%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 5 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
COMSAT International, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 355,520
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
355,520
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
355,520
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.27%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 648723 10 4 13G Page 6 of 10
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
COMSAT Argentina, S.A.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Argentina
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 355,520
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY NONE
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
355,520
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
NONE
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
355,520
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.27%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
New Skies Satellites, N.V.
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Item 2(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
Rooseveltplantsoen 4, 2517 KR, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Global
Telecommunications, LLC, COMSAT Corporation, COMSAT General
Corporation, COMSAT International, Inc. and COMSAT Argentina, S. A.
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817
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Item 2(c). Citizenship
Lockheed Martin Corporation (Maryland), Lockheed Martin Global
Telecommunications, LLC (Delaware), COMSAT Corporation (District of
Columbia), COMSAT General Corporation (Delaware), COMSAT
International, Inc. (Delaware) and COMSAT Argentina, S. A.
(Argentina)
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
648723 10 4
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)(S)240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number
and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified
in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
Lockheed Martin Corporation 18,610,660
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC 18,610,660
COMSAT Corporation 18,610,660
COMSAT General Corporation 84,400
COMSAT International, Inc. 355,520
COMSAT Argentina S.A. 355,520
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(b) Percent of class:
The percentages are calculated based upon 130,405,780 shares of
Common Stock believed to be outstanding.
Lockheed Martin Corporation 14.27%
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC 14.27%
COMSAT Corporation 14.27%
COMSAT General Corporation 0.07%
COMSAT International, Inc. 0.27%
COMSAT Argentina S.A. 0.27%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
Lockheed Martin Corporation 18,610,660
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC 18,610,660
COMSAT Corporation 18,610,660
COMSAT General Corporation 84,400
COMSAT International, Inc. 355,520
COMSAT Argentina S.A. 355,520
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: NONE
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Lockheed Martin Corporation 18,610,660
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC 18,610,660
COMSAT Corporation 18,610,660
COMSAT General Corporation 84,400
COMSAT International, Inc. 355,520
COMSAT Argentina S.A. 355,520
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: NONE
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation.
COMSAT Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin
Global Telecommunications, LLC.
COMSAT General Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of
COMSAT Corporation.
COMSAT International, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of COMSAT
Corporation.
COMSAT Argentina, S.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary of COMSAT
International, Inc.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group.
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 14, 2001
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(Date)
/s/ John V. Sponyoe
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(Signature)
John V. Sponyoe, Vice President
Lockheed Martin Corporation
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(Name/Title)
February 14, 2001
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(Date)
/s/ John V. Sponyoe
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(Signature)
John V. Sponyoe, President
Lockheed Martin Global
Telecommunications, LLC
COMSAT Corporation
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(Name/Title)
February 14, 2001
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(Date)
/s/ John Klingehoeffer
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(Signature)
John Klingelhoeffer, President
COMSAT General Corporation
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(Name/Title)
February 14, 2001
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(Date)
/s/ James J. Welch
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(Signature)
James J. Welch, President
COMSAT International, Inc.
COMSAT Argentina, S.A.
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(Name/Title)
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