Bangabandhu-1
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The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and launched on... Wikipedia
Launch date: May 11, 2018 at 4:14 PM EDT
Cost: 19.51 billion BDT (2015)
Launch site: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Orbit height: 22,236 mi
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space
Speed on orbit: 1.908 miles/s