| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Afristar |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | 1Worldspace |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 20.97 |
| Perigee (km) | 35770 |
| Apogee (km) | 35802 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000379542651105418 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.09 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2704 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1530 |
| Power (watts) | 5500 |
| Date of Launch | 28-10-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Matra Marconi Space-France |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-063A |
| NORAD Number | 25515 |
| Comments | First WorldSpace satellite; digital audio and multi-media communications to Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean. |