Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat.

It will be used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe.

[6] A subsequent attempt on 24 June was also scrubbed, due to a problem with the pressurisation of the rocket's fuel tanks.

[7][8] The South Korean COMS-1 satellite was launched by the same rocket, with a SYLDA adaptor being used to separate the spacecraft.

Once it reached geostationary orbit, it underwent testing before beginning operations at a longitude of 30.5 degrees East, where it replaced Arabsat-2B.