| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Spaceway F1 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | DirecTV, Inc. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -102.87 |
| Perigee (km) | 35785 |
| Apogee (km) | 35787 |
| Eccentricity | 2.37214156940886E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5993 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 3691 |
| Power (watts) | 12300 |
| Date of Launch | 26-04-2005 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12.6 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
| COSPAR Number | 2005-015A |
| NORAD Number | 28644 |
| Comments | 17 Ku-band transponders; high definition. |