On September 22, 2026, Arabsat signed an agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation for ARABSAT-50, a communications satellite intended to strengthen television broadcasting from the 26° East orbital position. The announced package includes spacecraft development and a planned Chinese launch. ARABSAT-50 has not launched, and neither a delivery date nor a contract price had been publicly disclosed by September 28.
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