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Dream Journey to Space (Bangabandhu-1 Satellite)

 

Bangladesh's first communication satellite 'Bangabandhu-1' satellite was launched at 2:14 pm Bangladesh time on Saturday.

US company SpaceX's latest rocket Falcon-9 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA

The satellite started its journey towards orbit. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak was present there. He confirmed the matter to BBC Bangla, saying, "The satellite has been successfully launched and also sent a signal to the ground."

The satellite can be seen for about seven minutes in the clear skies of Florida. 

State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information Technology Sajeeb Wazed Joy and a delegation from Bangladesh witnessed the launch.

State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, who witnessed the launch from Florida, said, “Bangabandhu-1 is also a timely initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has a vision to build a digital Bangladesh by 2021. 

Many Bangladeshis living in different countries of the world also witnessed the live broadcast and webcast of the launch of this satellite.

Earlier on Friday morning, all the launch plans were finalized but the launch process was postponed at the last minute. 

SpaceX then said it was working on multiple teams to launch it on Saturday.

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With the launch of this satellite, Bangladesh has become the 57th country in the world to have an artificial satellite.

The satellite will enhance the country's ability to forecast and observe natural disasters. The satellite will be available to SAARC countries as well as Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and parts of Kazakhstan.

The satellite was originally scheduled to launch on December 16, 2016. But its launch was postponed due to Hurricane Irma.  In November 2015, BTRC signed a ৮ 247 million contract with Thales Elenia Space Facilities Company of France to build the country's first A satellite. The satellite was housed at the Cannes Warehouse in France after the company completed construction of the satellite a few months ago. The satellite was later transferred to Florida on March 29. To launch the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, Bangladesh purchased an orbital slot at 119.1 degrees east longitude in January 2015 from the Russian satellite company Intersputnik for কোটি 28 million.