Bangabandhu-1 starts operation with SAFF Suzuki Cup coverage on BTV today
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
Bangabandhu-1, the first commercial satellite of the country, will begin its experimental operation by facilitating Bangladesh Television (BTV) air live the matches of the 12th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship Cup beginning today (Tuesday), reports UNB.
Md Saiful Islam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL), confirmed the matter on Monday.
SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is scheduled to start this (Tuesday) afternoon at Bangabandhu National Stadium and continue until September 15.
Bangladesh entered the elite Space Club of 57 nations with the launch of its first geostationary communications satellite, Bangabandhu-1, into the orbit by US space transport company SpaceX on May 12.
The satellite was launched using the latest version of SpaceX's upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, from the historic Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.