An artist's concept of Arabsat 6-A and Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1.

Satellite fleet operator Arabsat of Saudi Arabia on April 28 said it had entered into contracts valued at $650 million with satellite builder Lockheed Martin Space Systems and launch provider Arianespace for the construction of two satellites and the launch of one of them in 2018.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.