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Bangabandhu Satellite-1

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh. It was launched on 12 May 2018 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite was named after the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was built by the French company Thales Alenia Space and it works in the Ku-band and C-band. With the launch, Bangladesh became the 57th country to have its own satellite. The satellite is positioned in the geostationary orbit at 119.1 degrees east longitude and is operated by Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL). It provides telecommunication, broadcasting and internet services, and it also helps in telemedicine, distance education and disaster management. It has reduced the country's dependence on foreign satellites and is an important step towards a Digital Bangladesh.