Bangabandhu-1

Bangabandhu-1
	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, Bangabandhu 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
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
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The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (Bangabandhu-1) is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the father of the nation, 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.^[3] Bangladesh became the 57th country to possess an independent satellite in space with through launch of 'Bangabandhu-1'.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "SpaceX launch of first "block 5" Falcon 9 rocket scrubbed to Friday". CBS News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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^ "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.