First SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket lobs comms sat into orbit

6 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/11/spacex_falcon_9_block_5_rocket/

After a day's delay, Bangladesh's first satellite was today successfully launched atop the first SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.

The satellite, named Bangabandhu Satellite-1, lifted off at 1614 EDT (2014 UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The bird detached from the second rocket stage, and is now maneuvering into geostationary orbit around Earth, where it will handle internet communications and television broadcasting for Bangladesh's main telco.