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.jpg) Launch of Bangladesh-1 | |
| Mission type | Communications and Broadcasting Satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-044A |
| SATCAT no. | 43463 |
| Website | Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited, BSCL, Banban Satellite Project |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus-4000B2 |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | ~3,709 kg (8,177 lb) |
| Power | 6kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 May 2018, 20:14 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5[2] (B1046.1) |
| Launch site | KSC LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 119.1°E |
| Perigee | 35789.3 km |
| Apogee | 35798.5 km |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
| Velocity | 3.07 km/s |
| Epoch | 6 June 2018 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 14 C band, 26 Template:Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 36MHz |
The Bangladesh Satellite-1 is Bangladesh’s first satellite for communication and broadcasting. It was named after the nation's first president, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The satellite was made by Thales Alenia Space and launched on May 12, 2018, from Kennedy Space Center in the USA.[1] This launch made Bangladesh the 57th country having a satellite of its own in space.[3] It is the first satellite to be launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.[4]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Bangabandhu Satellite-1 was renamed to Bangladesh Satellite-1.[5][6]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SpaceX launch of first "block 5" Falcon 9 rocket scrubbed to Friday". CBS News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ "SpaceX launches Bangabandhu-1 with most powerful Falcon 9 rocket". The Daily Star. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটের নতুন নাম বাংলাদেশ স্যাটেলাইট-১ [The new name of Bangabandhu Satellite is Bangladesh Satellite-1]. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "'Bangabandhu Satellite-1' renamed 'Bangladesh Satellite-1'". The Business Standard. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.