Bangabandhu-1 Launch Campaign Thread

[anwar.swe]

SpaceX's ninth mission of 2018 will launch the second GTO communications satellite of 2018 for SpaceX, Bangabandhu-1, for the Bangladesh government. This mission will feature the first produced Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 first stage. It will include many upgrades/changes, ranging from retractable landing legs, unpainted interstage, raceways and landing legs, improved TPS and increased thrust.

Bangabandhu-1 will be the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications satellite operated by Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL). Built by Thales Alenia Space it has a total of 14 standard C-band transponders and 26 Ku-band transponders, with 2 x 3kW deployable solar arrays.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/8624iq/bangabandhu1_launch_campaign_thread/

[Toufik Ahmed Emon]

Thank you for sharing.

[tasnim.eee]

Thank you for sharing such important information.

[Farzana Akter]

Informative.