.jpg) Launch of Bangabandhu-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, Bangladesh 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 (B1046.1) |
| Launch site | KSC LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 119.1°E |
| Perigee altitude | 35789.3 km |
| Apogee altitude | 35798.5 km |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
| Velocity | 3.07 km/s |
| Epoch | 6 June 2018 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 14 C band, 26 Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 36MHz |
The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (Bangabandhu-1) is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the first president of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and launched on 12 May 2018 from Kennedy Space Center, USA.[1] The satellite was the first payload launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle.[2] With the launch, Bangladesh became the 57th country to independently operate a satellite in space.[3]
- ^ a b "SpaceX launch of first "block 5" Falcon 9 rocket scrubbed to Friday". CBS News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "SpaceX launches Bangabandhu-1 with most powerful Falcon 9 rocket". The Daily Star. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "What milestones have Bangladesh crossed in 50 years". Centre for Research and Information. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.