| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | DirecTV-12 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | DirecTV, Inc. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -102.8 |
| Perigee (km) | 35785 |
| Apogee (km) | 35786 |
| Eccentricity | 1.18608485251035E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.09 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.04 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5900 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 8,700 (BOL) |
| Date of Launch | 29-12-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Breeze M |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-075A |
| NORAD Number | 36131 |
| Comments | High-definition for North America. |