| Prime contractor | Hughes |
| Platform | HS-376 |
| Mass at launch | 1250 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 660 kg |
| Payload mass | 100 kg: transponders: 90 kg, antennas: 10 kg |
| Diameter | 2.16 m |
| Height | 2.7 m (7.2 m deployed) |
| Stabilization | Spin stabilized |
| DC power | BOL: 1024 W |
| Design lifetime | 10 years |
| Beacon | 12.494 or 12.495 GHz |