| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eutelsat 7A (Eutelsat W3A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 7.06 |
| Perigee (km) | 35769 |
| Apogee (km) | 35802 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000391408001328415 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4300 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2000 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 15-03-2004 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2004-008A |
| NORAD Number | 28187 |
| Comments | 58 Ku-band transponders; covers whole of sub-Saharan Africa and provides connectivity to Europe and Middle East. |