| Prime contractor | Aerospatiale |
| Platform | Spacebus-1000 |
| Mass at launch | 1200-1300 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 700 kg |
| Payload mass | 122.4 kg (101.4 kg: transponders, 21 kg: antennas) |
| Dimension | 2.26 x 1.64 x 2.26 m |
| Solar array | 20.7 m span |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | EOL: 1400 W (equinox), 1300 W (solstice) |
| Payload power | 990.5 W |
| Design lifetime | 7 years |