Bangabandhu 1

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2018-044ALaunched 5/11/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Bangabandhu 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 5/11/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.03 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 3,700 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: Bangladesh Communications Satellite Company Ltd
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2018-044A

Track

Mentions

22

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Bangabandhu-1 carries 26 Ku-band transponders and 14 C-band transponders for television and broadband communications for Bangladesh and surrounding regions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 9, 2018How Bangladesh became SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon 9 customer

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Thales Alenia Space’s winning bid listed Arianespace’s Ariane 5 as the default launcher for Bangabandhu-1.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3May 9, 2018How Bangladesh became SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon 9 customer