Bangladesh is about to step into house on Fri because it can launch its 1st communication satellite 'Bangabandhu-I' into the orbit.
State Minister for info Tanana Halim aforementioned the authorities involved nowadays well-read the visiting Bangladesh's delegation concerning the today's launching of the satellite.
"The satellite is prepared to be launched. If weather remains favourable the satellite are going to be began the orbit," she said.
"We area unit able to send Bangabandhu-I satellite to the orbit...Inshallah, we'll launch the satellite on Fri," Asian country Telecommunication regulative Commission (BTRC) Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood told BSS over phone yesterday.
Bangladesh Telecommunication regulative Commission (BTRC) Senior Assistant Director M Zakir Hossain Khan earlier told BSS that Bangabandhu-I are going to be launched at 4pm civil time (BST 2am Friday) from the headland platform in Everglade State by Falcon nine rocket of yankee firm SpaceX.
A "fire test" of Falcon nine rocket was with success conducted, he said, adding "after analysing the info collected from the take a look at, the ultimate date has been mounted."
Earlier, Bangabandhu-I was scheduled to be launched on could four from Everglade State, however it absolutely was postponed to could seven for technical reason. currently the new date is mounted for could ten.
Bangabandhu-I project Manager Mahound Mesbah Uzzaman aforementioned necessary works in ground station area unit in conclusion whereas alternative formalities are completed.
He aforementioned Falcon nine rocket of SpaceX can carry the three.5-metric metric weight unit Bangabandhu-I orbiter from the headland platform and it'll take eight days to succeed in its orbital slot.
Manufactured by the Thales Alenia house of France, Asian country can operate satellite from 119.1 degree East employing a payload comprising one4 C-Band and twenty six Ku-Band transponders to deliver targeted telecommunications coverage to Asian country. One electrical device is resembling thirty six megacycle per second.
SpaceX had antecedently planned to launch the satellite exploitation Falcon-9 rockets on Gregorian calendar month sixteen, 2017, however the launch was delayed thanks to injury from cyclone Irma.
Bangabandhu-I project was supported by the govt in could 2015, and it allotted the Thales Alenia by language a US$ 248-million deal in Nov same year.
Thales Alenia completed the producing works of Bangabandhu-I few months agone and unbroken it during a warehouse in city of France. On March twenty nine, the satellite was shitted to Everglade State.
Two ground stations for dominant the satellite have already been designed at Joydebpur of Gazipur and Rangamati's Betbunia.
The satellite has fifteen years for mission generation whereas another three years for its style.
Ku-band can cowl Asian country and its territorial space of the Bay of geographic area, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, country and therefore the Philippines.
On the opposite hand, C-band can cowl Asian country, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Asian nation, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and parts of Asian country.
Bangabandhu-I can provide video services for Direct-to-Home (DTH), e- learning, Tele-medicine, birth prevention, Farming etc whereas voice service to cellular backhaul and disaster recovery, etc and knowledge service for net, SCADA, SOHO further as business-to-business (VSAT) etc.