Bangabandhu 1

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General

Designation	43463 / 18044A
Launch date	11 May 2018
Country of origin	Bangladesh
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	119.1°E
Launch vehicle	Falcon 9 #61

Will be provided with 2 ground stations in Bangladesh. Total contract value: $248 million
for BTRC
to cover an area centered on Bangladesh

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Spacebus 4000B2
Mass at launch	3500 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	6 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

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C-band

Main transponders	14
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	South Asia region
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band

Main transponders	26
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Bangladesh and its territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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