| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Badr 5A (Arabsat 5A) |
| 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) | 30.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35605 |
| Apogee (km) | 35623 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00021436737804878 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1427.27 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4940 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 26-06-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany/Spain |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-032B |
| NORAD Number | 36745 |
| Comments | 26 C-band, 24 Ku-bandover sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East. |