Bangladesh blasts into space age as SpaceX propels Bangabandhu-1 to orbit

Deployed in the orbit.

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Bangladesh’s space age has dawned with the successful launch of Bangabandhu-1 satellite by SpaceX into orbit after 24 hours of high drama following an automatic abort on first attempt.

“Bangabandhu-1 satellite has started its journey to orbit successfully as everything went as planned,” State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak told bdnews24.com from the space centre in Florida.

The Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket’s first stage landed on a droneship in the Atlantic 8:45 minutes after the liftoff, according to SpaceX.

The satellite was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit approximately 33 minutes after the launch, SpaceX said.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood also said from the space centre that the deployment was successful.