TO -- EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT -------------------- Pursuant to Section 6 of the Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1999 by and between PanAmSat Corporation (the "Company") and R. Douglas Kahn (the "Executive") (the "Employment Agreement"), the...

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         Pursuant to Section 6 of the Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1,
1999 by and between  PanAmSat  Corporation  (the  "Company") and R. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
(the  "Executive")  (the "Employment  Agreement"),  the Company hereby gives its
notification  to Executive  that it desires to extend the  Employment  Agreement
until March 31, 2002. This extension shall be effective as of March 31, 2000.

                                            PANAMSAT CORPORATION


                                            By:   /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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                                               Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
                                               Chairman of the Board
                                               Dated:  March 31, 2000



ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:


By:   /s/ R. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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    R. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
    Dated:  March 31, 2000