Private space flight and technology company SpaceX has fixed the launch date for Bangladesh’s first satellite for Thursday between 4.12pm to 6.22pm local time, Kennedy Space Centre said in a statement. It said the satellite will be borne by a block 5 version of Falcon-9 rocket and launched into geostationary transfer orbit. However, one can commute to Apollo/Saturn V centre only by the bus of Kennedy Space Centre. Static fire tests for the rocket have been done on May 4 in Kennedy Space Centre. The Falcon-9 rocket will be launched into orbit carrying the geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-1 that weighs 3,500kg, from the historical launch complex 39-A in Kennedy Space Centre; the one that was used to launch Apollo 11 to its mission to the Moon.

Source: bd News24 May 09, 2018 09:22 UTC