Bangabandhu satellite to be launched 10 May: BTRC

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The crisp propelling date of Bangladesh's first satellite Bangabandhu-1 has been settled on 10 May, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) director Shahjahan Mahmood on Monday, reports UNB.

The satellite will be propelled at 4:00pm (US time) on the day, he included.

A 30-part appointment drove by state serve for data Tarana Halim will leave nation for Florida on Monday to go to the starting system, he additionally said.

In spite of the fact that the test consequences of Bangladesh's first satellite was relied upon to be close by Saturday evening, the SpaceX specialists are yet to give its outcomes.

The starting of Bangabandhu-1 was conceded on Tuesday for specialized reasons and negative climate.

With the most recent one, the starting timetable of the nation's solitary satellite has been conceded eight times.

The Bangabandhu Satellite with a limit of 1,600 megahertz will have 40 transponders and the physical gear of the space container that measures the limit.

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On 21 October, 2015, the Cabinet Purchase Committee affirmed the task to purchase the satellite framework.

Afterward, BTRC marked an arrangement including Tk 2,000 crore with Thales Alenia Space to build the principal ever satellite undertaking.

Bangladesh will be the 57th nation when Bangabandhu-1 to be propelled into the orbital opening on 119.1 degree east longitude which (space) was purchased from Russian satellite organization 'Intersputnik' for US$ 28 million in January 2015.