| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 7 (IS-7, PAS-7) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 68.7 |
| Perigee (km) | 35775 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000260935572634975 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.09 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3833 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2118 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 16-09-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-052A |
| NORAD Number | 25473 |
| Comments | Voice and video communications; 14 C-band, 30 Ku-band; Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe. |