Bangabandhu Satellite-1: Bangladesh enters new era

Risingbd Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh has entered a new era through the launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1.

A recorded video of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was transmitted during the live webcast by SpaceX. 

Sheikh Hasina said, "Another milestone added to the continuous advancement of Bangladesh. We are hoisting our national flag in the space with the launching of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite."

In the video message, the Premier said, "With the launch of the satellite, we now became the proud member of the satellite club and entered into a new era."

"Today is a happy day for us. We have successfully launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1," she said.



Satellite launching company SpaceX successfully threw Bangabandhu-1, the Falcon-9 Block-5 rocket, the country’s first commercial satellite, to the orbit in US local time 4:14pm (Bangladesh time 2:14am).

After the launch, the Bangabandhu-1 was deployed in orbit around half an hour. Broadcast services, telecommunication and data communication services can be gained from the satellite.


risingbd/Dhaka/May 12, 2018/NA/Nasim