| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | DirecTV-7S |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | DirecTV, Inc. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -119.04 |
| Perigee (km) | 35774 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00027279951607738 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5483 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 3500 |
| Power (watts) | 13000 |
| Date of Launch | 04-05-2004 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Sea Launch |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
| COSPAR Number | 2004-016A |
| NORAD Number | 28238 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home TV; 54 transponders. |