| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Optus D3 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Australia |
| Operator/Owner | Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 155.98 |
| Perigee (km) | 35775 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000237219784129996 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.04 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.04 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2501 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 5000 |
| Date of Launch | 21-08-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-044B |
| NORAD Number | 35756 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders. |