| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 12 West A (Atlantic Bird 1) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -12.43 |
| Perigee (km) | 35768 |
| Apogee (km) | 35805 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000438840985375921 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.11 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2700 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1550 |
| Power (watts) | 5100 |
| Date of Launch | 28-08-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alenia Spazio |
| Country of Contractor | Italy |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5G |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-040A |
| NORAD Number | 27508 |
| Comments | Twenty channels, telecommunications services between Europe and the Americas. |