| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Arabsat 5C |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 19.99 |
| Perigee (km) | 35766 |
| Apogee (km) | 35805 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000462573092479036 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4630 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 21-09-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Arinae 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-049B |
| NORAD Number | 37810 |
| Comments | 26 active C-band transponders, 12 active Ka-band transponders |