Bangabandhu-1
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. The satellite was the first payload launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle. Bangladesh became the 57th country to possess an independent satellite in space with the launch of '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 |
| 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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