| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 701 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 179.94 |
| Perigee (km) | 35775 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000260935572634975 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3642 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1450 |
| Power (watts) | 3900 |
| Date of Launch | 22-10-1993 |
| Expected Lifetime | 10-15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes Space and Communications Group |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 1993-066A |
| NORAD Number | 22871 |
| Comments | 42 C-band, 24 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks; Pacific Ocean region. |