SpaceX Launches First Bangladeshi Communications Satellite
  • 6 years ago
SpaceX launched the first Bangladeshi telecom satellite, the Bangabandhu-1, into orbit on May 11 via a Falcon 9 rocket.This livestreamed footage shows the launch, which was carried out in Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.According to “Spaceflight Now,” The Bangabandhu-1 is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. Credit: SpaceX via Storyful
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