Nilesat 101 orbital location is at 7º west. It is one of the Digital Direct to Home (DTH) Broadcasting Satellite System , It provides the highest EIRP figure over its coverage area. The satellite is delivering more than 100 digital TV channels as well as Radio and Multimedia Services to more than 5 million homes.

Nilesat 101 satellite provides full coverage of the Arab Countries and Middle East for uplink and downlink.

The satellite includes 12 Ku band high power transponders of 33 MHz bandwidth. Nilesat 101 has a Wide Beam which covers the Arab Countries and Middle East region.