# FORM 6-K

UNITED
    STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 Report
  of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
  ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month
  of June, 2004Commission File Number 001-15130

|NEW
        SKIES SATELLITES N.V                              
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|                                                              
|(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)

|The
        Netherlands                                
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|(Jurisdiction
        of incorporation or organization)

|Rooseveltplantsoen
        42517 KR The HagueThe Netherlands
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|                                                            
|(Address
        of principal executive offices)            



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Other Events

New Skies Satellites N.V.,
  a public limited liability company organized under the laws of The Netherlands
  (New Skies), the global satellite communications company, on June
  6, 2004, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement for the sale of
  the company to affiliates of The Blackstone Group, a leading private investment
  firm, for $956 million in cash, equivalent to approximately $7.96 per fully
  diluted share. Copies of the press release issued by New Skies and the definitive
  agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 2.1, respectively, and are
  incorporated herein by reference.

|Exhibit
      Number | Description                                                                                                                                           
|-------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                     |                                                                                                                                                       
|2.1                  | Acquisition Agreement,
      dated as of June 5, 2004, by and among New Skies Satellites N.V., Neptune
      One Holdings Ltd. and Munaro Holding B.V.
|                     |                                                                                                                                                       
|99.1                 | Press Release of New
      Skies Satellites N.V., dated June 6,2004.                                                                                  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized.

New Skies Satellites
  N.V.



By: /s/ Andrew BrowneName: Andrew BrowneTitle:   CFO
  and Management Board Member



Date: June 6, 2004



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NEW
  SKIES SATELLITES N.V. EXHIBIT INDEX



|Exhibit
      Number | Description                                                                                                                                           
|-------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                     |                                                                                                                                                       
|2.1                  | Acquisition Agreement,
      dated as of June 5, 2004, by and among New Skies Satellites N.V., Neptune
      One Holdings Ltd. and Munaro Holding B.V.
|                     |                                                                                                                                                       
|99.1                 | Press Release of New
      Skies Satellites N.V. , dated June 6,2004.