| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | COMSATBw-1 (COmmunications SATellite für BundesWehr) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Germany |
| Operator/Owner | Armed Forces |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 63 |
| Perigee (km) | 35773 |
| Apogee (km) | 35799 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000308378404023152 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2440 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 3500 |
| Date of Launch | 01-10-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France/Italy |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-054B |
| NORAD Number | 35943 |
| Comments | German´s first military communications satellite. |