| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | MSAT 1 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA/Canada |
| Operator/Owner | Mobile Satellite Ventures |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -106.43 |
| Perigee (km) | 35763 |
| Apogee (km) | 35809 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000545592560964038 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 1.37 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.09 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2850 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1330 |
| Power (watts) | 3300 |
| Date of Launch | 20-04-1996 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Spar Aerospace |
| Country of Contractor | Canada |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 42P |
| COSPAR Number | 1996-022A |
| NORAD Number | 23846 |
| Comments | Wireless network for North America |