| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Echostar 1 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Mexico |
| Operator/Owner | QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V. (leased from Echostar Technologies, LLC) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 77.15 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000225356121976966 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3287 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2000 |
| Power (watts) | 7000 |
| Date of Launch | 28-12-1995 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Astro Space |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 2E |
| COSPAR Number | 1995-073A |
| NORAD Number | 23754 |
| Comments | Operating as Mexican satellite until replaced by Quetzsat; Echostar will have capacity on that satellite. |