Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 55 | Bangabandhu-1
Bangabandhu-1 introduced Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite and the first operational Falcon 9 Block 5. SpaceX placed the Thales Alenia Space-built satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, while first-stage booster B1046 completed the new variant's inaugural drone-ship landing.
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- Bangabandhu Satellite-1Bangabandhu-1Falcon 9 F055Falcon 9 Flight 55
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 55 | Bangabandhu-1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Bangabandhu-1 introduced Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite and the first operational Falcon 9 Block 5. SpaceX placed the Thales Alenia Space-built satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, while first-stage booster B1046 completed the new variant's inaugural drone-ship landing.
- End Date
- 2018-05-11
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed Bangabandhu-1 into geostationary transfer orbit; booster B1046 landed on Of Course I Still Love You
- Program
- Bangabandhu satellite communications program
- Start Date
- 2018-05-11
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 09:55:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 09:55:16 UTC
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