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Paragraph on "Bangabandhu Satellite-1"

Bangabandhu Satellite-1

A satellite is and artificial robotic body which called Artificial Planet and is place in orbit round the earth. There are different type of satellite in solar space. These days there are 4.994 satellites in orbit, out of which only 7 are revolving around planets other than earth. In 11 September 2018 Bangladesh become  new member of satellite family. This is first satellite for Bangladesh called  "Bangabandhu Satellite -1". The Bangabondhu Satellite -1 is the first geostationary communication satellite in Bangladesh. It was designed and manufactured by  Thales Alenia Space company and its launch provider was Space x . Its launched from at  Kennedy Space Center  in 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 3700 kg and powered by 2 deploy-able 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 a lot of development and continuous telecommunication system in Bangladesh. Currently, the country's television channels have leased bandwidth from Chinese, Indian and Singaporean satellites at a cost of about $ 14 million a year. It is hoped that in the future, Bangladesh will not only save this money, but will also earn more by releasing unused bandwidth. The launch of Bangladesh Satellite Bangabandhu-1 brings both expectations and challenges. There remain challenges in keeping the initiative effectively, hoping that expectations will help save foreign currency.