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Arabsat has served the Pan-Arab market since 1976, providing TV broadcasting, telecommunications, and broadband across the Middle East and North Africa via GEO satellites.
ACTIVEArabsat is a satellite operator founded in 1976 by the 21 member states of the Arab League. From its Riyadh headquarters it operates a fleet of geostationary satellites delivering broadcast and data services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Central Asia.
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is one of the world's top satellite operators and the leading provider of satellite services in the Arab world. Established by the member states of the Arab League, Arabsat operates a fleet of geostationary communication satellites serving over 170 million viewers across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The company provides direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications backbone, broadband internet, and government services. Arabsat's BADR satellite series is among the most-watched satellite TV platforms in the MENA region.
Not ranked: Data in 0 pillars; at least 2 are needed to rank.
0 of 3 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 0% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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No private round on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Fleet of geostationary communication satellites providing DTH TV broadcasting, telecom, and broadband services across the MENA region.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Satellites owned or operated
15 in orbit of 17 launched
Latest: Badr 8
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes ARAB, HELSAR. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen
Built 2 of its satellites (latest Badr 8)
GCAT satellite catalogue, May 27, 2023
Astrium (F) Toulouse
Built 2 of its satellites (latest Arabsat 5C)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Sep 21, 2011
EADS Bremen
Built 4 of its satellites (latest Arabsat 5A)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 26, 2010
Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Built one of its satellites (latest Arabsat 3A)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Arabsat: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/arabsat
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Arabsat: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/arabsat.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_arabsat_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Arabsat}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/arabsat}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/arabsat},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Aerospatiale-Cannes
Built 5 of its satellites (latest Arabsat IIB)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 13, 1996