| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Brazilsat B-3 (Brasilsat B-3) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Brazil |
| Operator/Owner | Star One (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -74.96 |
| Perigee (km) | 35769 |
| Apogee (km) | 35803 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000403264066799507 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.04 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1780 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1,050 (BOL) |
| Power (watts) | 1,800 (BOL) |
| Date of Launch | 04-02-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44LP |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-006A |
| NORAD Number | 25152 |
| Comments | 28 C-band transponders for voice and video communication. |