Tag: Bangabandhu 1

Dhaka: Bangladesh launched its first satellite, “Bangabandhu-1”, on Saturday, becoming the 57th nation in the world and fourth in South Asia after India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to own a satellite. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted the communication satellite, named after the Bangladesh founder, early in the morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida, bdnews24.com […]

Dhaka: The launch of Bangladesh’s first satellite Bangabandhu-1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been delayed due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, officials have said. “The Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida is currently inactive due to the adverse weather. It was due to launch satellites of South Korea and Bulgaria but those dates […]