Paragraph on Bangabandhu Satellite-1

Bangabandhu Satellite-1

A satellite is an artificial body which is place in orbit round the earth or another planet .It collects  information. The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communication satellite. The satellite has been named after the father of the nation , Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was designed and manufactured by  Thales Alenia Space and its launch provider was Space x. Its launch station was Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island , Florida,USA and the ground control  stations are in Betbunia and Gazipur in Bangladesh. The satellite was expected  to be located at the 119.1 East longitude geostationary slot. With a total mass of 3700kg and powered by 2 deployable solar array and batteries  , the expected longevity of the satellite is 15 years .The satellite provides Ku-band and C-band television broadcast  and data relay services across Bangladesh and neighboring areas. This satellite will bring about enormous development and uninterrupted telecommunication system in Bangladesh .At present , the country’s television channels have been renting bandwidth from Chinese, Indian and Singaporean satellite at a cost of about $14 million a year. It is expected that Bangladesh will not only save such amount of money in the future, but also would earn a lot by letting other countries  to release the unused bandwidth .The launch of satellite Bangabandhu-1 by Bangladesh brings both prospect and challenge as it is expected to help the  country save foreing currency , while the challenges remain in effectively  running the venture.