| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Optus B3 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Australia |
| Operator/Owner | Optus Communications (Parent: Signapore Telecom) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 164 |
| Perigee (km) | 35778 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000213487677016866 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2858 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1582 |
| Power (watts) | 3000 |
| Date of Launch | 28-08-1994 |
| Expected Lifetime | 10-14 yrs. |
| Contractor | Hughes Space and Communications |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March CZ-2E |
| COSPAR Number | 1994-055A |
| NORAD Number | 23227 |
| Comments | Ku-band only; serves Australia and New Zealand; telephone, TV, mobile communications, air traffic control. Inclined. |