| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Apstar 7 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 76.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35864 |
| Apogee (km) | 35874 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000118374014536329 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1440.31 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5054 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 31-03-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France/Italy |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-013A |
| NORAD Number | 38107 |
| Comments | Replacement for Apstar 2R. |