Due to success of the satellite, Arabsat let another agreement for an upgraded version of Badr-4 communication satellite: in June 2006, Arabsat gave the contract to EADS Astrium for construction of Badr-6, a high-power broadcast satellite to cover the Middle East and Africa.
Following the success of the satellite, Arabsat agreed to another contract with EADS Astrium in June 2006 for the construction of a new version of the Badr-4 communication satellite, called Badr-6, which would serve the Middle East and Africa.