| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Nimiq 4 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Canada |
| Operator/Owner | Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -81.96 |
| Perigee (km) | 35779 |
| Apogee (km) | 35794 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000177908507584833 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4850 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 12000 |
| Date of Launch | 19-09-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-044A |
| NORAD Number | 33373 |
| Comments | Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band. |