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Arabsat seeks Telesat Lightspeed capacity as Starlink expands into Saudi Arabia
SpaceNews · 14 May 2025
Saudi Arabia's Arabsat signed a deal for broadband capacity from Telesat’s proposed low Earth orbit constellation, a day after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced approval to sell LEO services to maritime and aviation custome...
SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet
SpaceNews · 27 May 2023
SpaceX launched the Badr-8 TV broadcast and telecoms satellite May 27 for Saudi Arabia-based fleet operator Arabsat, equipped with a jamming-resistant optical communications payload demonstrator.
SpaceX to launch 33rd Falcon 9 launch of the year
Teslarati · 23 May 2023
SpaceX is targeting 11:25 PM ET (03:25 UTC) tonight to launch Arabsat BADR-8 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). The launch window...
Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage
SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2023
A thruster issue was behind a temporary outage of Arabsat’s aging Badr-6 broadcast satellite in February, according to an executive for the Saudi Arabia-based operator.
Arabsat orders first fully software-defined satellite
SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2022
Saudi Arabian fleet operator Arabsat has ordered its first fully software-defined geostationary satellite to provide flexible coverage across the Middle East, Africa and parts of Europe.