Bangabandhu-1 satellite on its way to orbit after launch into space Leave a comment

The nation’s dream satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is now on its way to orbit after its perfect and successful launching last night, making Bangladesh’s debut in the global space society.

The historic event took place at 2:14am Bangladesh time today when the country’s first geostationary communication satellite started its voyage towards orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the USA.

Falcon 9, the finest rocket of American firm SpaceX, started carrying the satellite to the orbit from the Cape Canaveral launching pad at 4:14pm US local time.

A Bangladesh delegation, led by Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, witnessed the launching of the satellite, which was visible for around seven minutes in the Florida’s clear sky.

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