| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | VeneSat 1 (Simon Bolivar) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Venezuela |
| Operator/Owner | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -65 |
| Perigee (km) | 35777 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000225350776274121 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.21 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5100 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 29-10-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Great Wall Industry Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | CZ-3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-055A |
| NORAD Number | 33414 |
| Comments | 12 C-band, 14 Ku-band transponders. |