| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Syracuse 3A (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | France |
| Operator/Owner | Defense Ministry |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 47.05 |
| Perigee (km) | 35778 |
| Apogee (km) | 35792 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000166053848890997 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3725 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1650 |
| Power (watts) | 5640 |
| Date of Launch | 13-10-2005 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France/Italy |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2005-041B |
| NORAD Number | 28885 |
| Comments | Military communications; designed to integrate with UK´s Skynet and Italy´s Sicral. |