The new date for launching Bangabandhu-1, the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications satellite, has been set on May 10.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood on Monday confirmed the matter to Jago News.
He said the launch will take place at 4pm (Florida local time). Earlier on May 4, a “fire test” of Falcon 9 rocket was successfully conducted.
The May-7 launch date of Bangabandhu-1 was deferred on technical grounds. It was supposed to be launched in December and the date has been pushed back several times due to unfavourable weather and technical reasons.