Arabsat ultimately awarded the launch contract for Arabsat-6A to SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy flight with no expendable boosters.

[10] Arabsat 6A is based on an updated version of the A2100 bus and is considered among the most advanced communications satellites built.

[11] The spacecraft utilizes fixed and steerable Ku-band and Ka-band transponders to provide TV and radio services to the Middle East and North Africa from its station at 30.5°E.

En route to port after a successful landing, the center core tipped over in the rough seas, and was destroyed.

Approximately 34 minutes after launch, the Arabsat-6A was released from the second stage and began a 17-day process to reach its operational orbit.