| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Athena-Fidus (Access on THeatres for European Nations Allied forces - French Italian Dual Use Satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | France/Italy |
| Operator/Owner | Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) |
| Users | Government/Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 25 |
| Perigee (km) | 35784 |
| Apogee (km) | 35788 |
| Eccentricity | 4.74428313881772E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3080 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 06-02-2014 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2014-006B |
| NORAD Number | 39509 |
| Comments | Carries 2 payloads, one each for France and Italy. Operates in the Ka and EHF bands. |