Bangabandhu-1 satellite reaches its orbital slot

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Bangladesh’s first commercial satellite has reached its orbital slot 11 days after launch. The communication satellite completed the first phase of launch - Launch and Early Orbit Phase – on Monday while the second phase of the launch, Satellite in Orbit – will take 20 days to complete. A SpaceX rocket blasted off carrying the satellite into orbit early on May 12 from the US. Built by Thales Alenia Space Facilities in France, the satellite will provide Ku-band and C-band television and data services across Bangladesh in a mission valued at some $280 million, including the cost of the Falcon 9 rocket.