SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Bangabandhu-1
Launched
May 11, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Bangabandhu-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 11, 2018. It was SpaceX's 61st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,750th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1046 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Bangabandhu 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 316 × 35,556 km orbit inclined 19.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1046 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 611 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 61st launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,750th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Bangabandhu 1 · NORAD 43463 · 2018-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-044A
- Epoch
- 2018-05-11 21:52:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2909038 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7249088
- Inclination
- 19.3139°
- Ascending node
- 5.9439°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1786°
- Mean anomaly
- 40.6444°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Bangabandhu 1 · NORAD 43463 · in orbit
Falcon 9-055 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Bangabandhu 1 (BD-1) satellite, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh. Satellite is to be located at 119.1° East longitude slot in geostationary orbit, where it will provide service to Bangladesh and neighbouring countries. Satellite is build by Thales Aleinia Space. It is based on Spacebus 4000B2 platform, weighs 3500 kg and is fitted with Ku-Band and C-Band transponders. The major applications of the spacecraft include DTH, very small aperture terminal communications, backhaul and trunking, network restoration, and disaster preparedness and relief.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
110th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 167th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Bangabandhu-1 launch?
Bangabandhu-1 launched on May 11, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Bangabandhu-1?
Coverage: Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Bangabandhu-1?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Bangabandhu-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1046 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Bangabandhu-1 reach?
Bangabandhu 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 316 × 35,556 km orbit inclined 19.3°.
How many satellites did Bangabandhu-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).