TV-SAT 1 or TVSAT-1 was a West German communications satellite, which was to have been operated by Deutsche Bundespost.

It was built by Aérospatiale, was based on the Spacebus 300 satellite bus, and carried five Ku-band transponders.

At launch it had a mass of 2,144 kg (4,727 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of eight years.

[2] TV-SAT 1 was launched by Arianespace using an Ariane 2 rocket flying from ELA-2 at Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana.

[2][1][5] It was briefly used for a series of tests to verify the satellite's systems, before it was retired to a graveyard orbit in February 1988.