| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | DirecTV-4S |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | DirecTV, Inc. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -101.15 |
| Perigee (km) | 35780 |
| Apogee (km) | 35792 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000142328494164532 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.09 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4300 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2100 |
| Power (watts) | 8,100 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 27-11-2001 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes Electronics Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44LP |
| COSPAR Number | 2001-052A |
| NORAD Number | 26985 |
| Comments | Direct broadcasting; 48 Ku-band; 300 local TV channels to 41 metropolitan communities through 11 C-band transponders. |