Bangabandhu-1 at 119° E
also known as BD-1, BS-1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 119° EChannel line-up at 119° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 43463
- COSPAR number
- 2018-044A
- Operator
- Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL)
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000B2
- Launch
- 11 May 2018 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 3600 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 18 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3703.0, 4199.8 CP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Regional beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Bangladesh beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band India plus beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Indonesia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Philippines beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Bangabandhu-1
14 C-band and 26 Ku-band transponders to provide provide Ku-band coverage for Bangladesh and its territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia as well as C-band capacity for the entire region