REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DHAKA -- As the prime programme contractor of this turnkey system, Thales Alenia Space is charged with the design, production, testing and the delivery in orbit of the satellite.
Thales Alenia Space will also take charge of the ground segment, which will leverage the SpaceOps tools for mission planning and monitoring. It includes two ground facility buildings gathering Satellite Control and a Network Operations Center based on the SpaceGate global solution. Spectra Engineers Ltd., Thales' partner in Bangladesh, is in charge of the civil work of the ground facilities.
To be launched in 2017, Bangladesh's first satellite will be positioned at 119.1 degree East longitude.
"The contract for this telecommunications satellite signed with Thales Alenia Space, the key European player in space telecommunication, marks a major turning point in the history of Bangladesh, not only reducing the digital divide, but also generating business development and creating jobs," said Md Golam Razzaque, Bangabandhu, Project Director of BTRC.
"We hope to carry out the launch on the 46th anniversary of our country's Victory Day, which will be on December 16th 2017."
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