It was carried by Chinese launcher Long March 3B from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in Sichuan Province, 2,200 km southwest of Beijing.

The satellite was developed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and is based on the DFH-4 platform.

It provides high capability in output power and communication capacity ranking with international advanced satellite platforms.

The DFH-4 can support the transmission of 150~200 TV programs simultaneously to ground users using a 0.45 meter antenna device.

The Alcomsat-1 satellite system is managed by two control and operation centers: the Space Telecommunications Systems Exploitation Center (CESTS) in Bouchaoui – Algiers, and the Space Telecommunications Operations Center (COTS) of Boughezoul – Médéa, which are responsible for monitoring from ground stations, in continuous operation, the state of health of the satellite, and for managing multimedia applications.