| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Afghansat-1 (Eutelsat 28B, Eutelsat 48B, Eutelsat W2M) |
| 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) | 48.00 |
| Perigee (km) | 35764 |
| Apogee (km) | 35808 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00052187114526995 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.12 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3460 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1555 |
| Power (watts) | 7000 |
| Date of Launch | 20-12-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-065B |
| NORAD Number | 33460 |
| Comments | 30 Ku-band transponders. |