As seen from within Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket launches Bangabandu-1 yesterday afternoon. Photo: @johnkrausphotos / @AmericaSpace
A fiery debut — SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket launches Bangabandu-1 from LC-39A. Look at that flame!Photo: @johnkrausphotos / @AmericaSpace
SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket launches Bangabandu Satellite-1 from LC-39A at 4:14pm yesterday afternoon.Photo: @johnkrausphotos / @AmericaSpace
FOUNTAIN OF FLAMEFalcon 9 Block 5 made its debut yesterday afternoon with the launch of Bangabandu Satellite-1. Pretty happy with the resulting photos!Photo: @johnkrausphotos / @AmericaSpace
Retrieved cameras from inside pad 39A this morning, pretty happy with the results! #Bangabandhu1 #SpaceX @elonmusk congrats to all. Credit: @KillianPhoto / @AmericaSpace
Falcon 9’s new black legs look so good with its flame 🔥 @Teslarati @MiopsTrigger #SpaceX #falcon9 #bangabandhusatellite #Bangabandhu #rocketlaunch @SpaceX
BANGABANDHU SATELLITE 1 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED12.05.2018Cannes, May 12th 2018 – The very first satellite of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Satellite-1, successfully took off from Cape Canaveral launch site on-board a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, after leaving the Thales Alenia Space Cannes site in March 28th .It is a very historical and exciting moment for the entire nation of Bangladesh to watch its very first satellite taking off for Space successfully. This telecommunications and Broadcasting satellite is targeted to narrow the digital divide, as it will take broadcasting and telecommunication services to rural areas and introduce profitable services, including direct-to-home services, across the country and over the region. Thales Alenia Space was in charge of the design, production, testing and the delivery in orbit of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, and also took charge of the two ground segments (Primary and Secondary), which will benefit of the SpaceOps tools for the mission planning and monitoring.Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is fitted with 26 Ku-Band and 14 C-Band transponders. It offers capacity in Ku-Band over Bangladesh and its territorial waters of the Bay of Bengal, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Indonesia; it also provides capacity in C-Band over the whole region. Bangabandhu Satellite-1 solution includes all necessary components to manage the customer business and to provide end-user services to network operator. Thales Alenia Space believe that its reliable solution will ensure immediate generation of revenues for our customer BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) as soon as the In Orbit Test (IOT) is completed. Thales Alenia Space is very proud to participate in this historical milestone for Bangladesh towards the space technology.
spacex View from a drone of Falcon 9 Block 5 launching Bangladesh’s first geostationary communications satellite to orbit.
First photo of returning Block 5 Banga-booster. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdOxbFSX0AEUyyA.jpg:largephoto by Julia Bergeron https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/996335031575556096
spacex: Falcon 9 Block 5 lands on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship after delivering Bangladesh’s first geostationary communications satellite to orbit. The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 mission was SpaceX’s 9th launch of the year and 25th first stage landing to date.
Bangabandhu-1, the first commercial satellite of the country, reached its orbital slot on 119.1 degrees east yesterday."Bangabandhu-1 satellite has successfully reached its orbital slot on 119.1 degrees east around 12:30pm on Tuesday. But it'll take more time to set there," Bangabandhu-1 Satellite Project Director Mezbahuzzaman told UNB.About its further course, he said, "Many technical activities are yet to be completed. The satellite will take 2-3 more months to fully begin its operations."The satellite reached its destination in 11 days after launch.
Bangabandhu-1 debuts with SAFF ChampionshipBangabandhu-1, the country’s first ever communications satellite, today made its debut with the live coverage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2018 on test basis....However, the Bangabandhu-1 launching company, Thales Alenia Space, and project officials were not in favour of this “test broadcast” saying that it would not be proper before conducting the final technical test scheduled to be held in the third week of next month.