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Originally Posted by One World
I hear it is financed by Beximco. Are not they the biggest loan defaulter in the country?
Why won't they repay rather playing "drone-drone rocket-rocket"?!
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Do you think Beximco paid for it, no, they loaned the money from HSBC. Surprise!!!
At a glace...
Name: Bangabandhu-1 Satellite (BD-1)
Type: GEO communications satellite
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space (France)
Bands: 14 C-band & 26 K
u band (mainly used for broadcasting)
Lifespan: 15 years
Rocket: Falcon 9 (Block 5)
Contractor: SpaceX
Users: GL Aristocrat Ltd, Del Communications and Beximco
Governed By: BTRC
Finance: HSBC ($189M)
Total cost: $250M - $280M