| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Rascom-QAF 1R |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 2.85 |
| Perigee (km) | 35786 |
| Apogee (km) | 35787 |
| Eccentricity | 1.18605671723222E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3050 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1390 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 04-08-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-037B |
| NORAD Number | 36831 |
| Comments | Low cost communications for sub-Saharan Africa; multinational organization. |