Should India worry that Bangladesh has joined the south Asian space race?

[Imran Khan]

super power ke baad pesh e khidmat hai sole super power

 

[Bilal9]

Because the hindus think that Muslims can't make anything on their own and while hindus can build everything using their super duper vedic tikinalajy!

Bangabandhu-1 contract was negotiated with Chinese government help

I think these guys are nuts. When did the Chinese get involved??

Two, a non-spacefaring nation owning a privately-built commercial asset right next to India’s brings in a looming threat of securing defence prowess in the future. A satellite that can look down upon the entire country is a major asset. This cannot and should not be prevented, of course. But as advances in reusable rockets progress at a rapid pace, we should expect more satellites, including military ones, to go up around us.

Securing defence prowess?? There is no 'look down' capability period. And if Bangladesh decided to get remote sensing birds, what can India do about it??

Some expert. Oy vay....

 

[GumNaam]

Securing defence prowess?? There is no 'look down' capability period. And if Bangladesh decided to get remote sensing birds, what can India do about it??

well they can always send hanumaan to do a sir ji kaal stirike on you. But aside from that, they can do ABOLUTELY NoOoOoOoOothing! worst case scenario, they'll come to your borders and do some bhangra and then go back to the hole they crawled out of...that's it.

 

[Bilal9]

well they can always send hanumaan to do a sir ji kaal stirike on you. But aside from that, they can do ABOLUTELY NoOoOoOoOothing! worst case scenario, they'll come to your borders and do some bhangra and then go back to the hole they crawled out of...that's it.

Excellent! You should go into comedy sir.

 

[Bilal9]

Another article on the same site. Leave it to the Indians to need a second pair of pants every time we do something like this,most notably last time we got the Ming subs. These are considered events of some importance in Bangladesh (understandably) but what is it to India and Indians? Very amusing.

আবার ধুতি নষ্ট হয়ে গ্যালো দাদা...soiled a pair again....

And moreover - they are hoping that the fiberoptic terrestrial link between Gazipur and Rangamati won't be completed. Someone should remind them that Bangladesh' optical fibre telecom backbone was complete by the early 1990's courtesy of Ericsson and we had cellular phone network (albeit endpoint analog transmission) riding on that fiber network a decade before India did.

Thursday, 17 May, 2018


With Bangabandhu-1 launch on SpaceX rocket, Bangladesh aims to compete with India in space
SANDHYA RAMESH 11 May, 2018

The 'Falcon 9 Block 5' rocket with the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 at its launch pad in Cape Canaveral | @SpaceX | Twitter

A Bangladeshi satellite in the vicinity could offer stiff financial competition to India when it comes to providing satellite-based services to other south Asian nations.

Bengaluru: Bangladesh is all set to become the first south Asian nation to have a privately-built satellite in orbit.

The satellite, named Bangabandhu-1 after the nation’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s latest, upgraded version of its powerhouse Falcon 9 rocket, which launches at 4:14 pm EST Friday (1:44 am IST Saturday).

The Bangladeshi satellite was manufactured entirely by Thales Alenia Space, a Franco-Italian firm that is Europe’s largest satellite manufacturer. It will carry on board 40 transponders. Half of these will be used to provide communication services to all of Bangladesh’s neighbouring countries, a feat that only India performed till date in the region.

A Bangladeshi satellite in the vicinity could offer stiff financial competition to India when it comes to providing satellite-based services to other south Asian nations.

Capabilities of the satellite
The Bangabandhu-1 is a communications satellite, aimed to provide radio, television, and internet connectivity to rural Bangladesh. It will be in geostationary orbit, meaning that it will always appear stationary above a point on earth because its orbital period is exactly 24 hours. Such a location ensures strategic, uninterrupted connection with the satellite from the ground stations.

India has its own geostationary satellites: the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) constellation contains 11 communication satellites currently in orbit.

Problems on the ground
But not all is rosy for Bangladesh just yet. The two ground stations that are supposed to have smooth fibre-optic connectivity between them for satellite services are not functional still.

The contract for connectivity between the two ground stations — at Gazipur and Rangamati — was given by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to the government-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL). Media reports say the BTCL seemingly hasn’t made any progress, so the BTRC is considering roping in private players, specifically Summit Communication Limited.

The job is expected to be completed in under two weeks. Since the satellite will take at least a month to get placed into its final position, it is likely that Bangladeshi government is holding off on an expensive but easy project until it has ensured that the satellite is on its way to its destination.

Why SpaceX’s rocket?
Bangabandhu-1 will be launched on a modified Falcon 9 rocket, private space firm SpaceX’s biggest moneymaker. This variant is named Block-5, and features a number of upgrades.

An attempt will be made to recover its first stage, and it can be launched into flight nine more times after inspections, unlike the previous Block-4, which could only fly twice. It was also developed keeping in mind the future goal of carrying humans and has only two stages.

The rocket was scheduled to be launched two days ago, but the launch was aborted with just under 60 seconds on the countdown. The literal last-minute abort was called as a standard procedure by a ground systems computer. The launch window opens again at 1.44 am IST Saturday, 12 May. The rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, from Launch Complex 39A, which was the site of the historic Apollo 11 launch.

It is unclear whether Bangladesh decided to go with Space X for reasons of cost or competition. However, India’s rockets are ill-equipped to carry a satellite the size of Bangabandhu-1 into orbit (it weighs over 3,500 kg). For the kind of orbital height that is required, ISRO’s most powerful rocket, the GSLV MkII, is capable of carrying only 2,500 kg and the GSLV MKIII is still being honed.

What’s undisputed is that as more of India’s neighbours venture into the satellite arena, the country’s monopoly over the skies in the region will slowly start coming to an end.

 

[Jobless Jack]

can someone tell me , why Indian talk or think too much. it,s just a telecommunications satellite...............not an atom bomb.

today telecommunication satellite, tomorrow spy satellite. day after a missle to shoot a satellite down, day after that a satellite armed with pinpoint laser tech .

 

[GumNaam]

Another article on the same site. Leave it to the Indians to need a second pair of pants every time we do something like this,most notably last time we got the Ming subs. These are considered events of some importance in Bangladesh (understandably) but what is it to India and Indians? Very amusing.

And moreover - they are hoping that the fiberoptic terrestrial link between Gazipur and Rangamati won't be completed. Someone should remind them that Bangladesh' optical fibre telecom backbone was complete by the early 1990's courtesy of Ericsson and we had cellular phone network (albeit endpoint analog transmission) riding on that fiber network a decade before India did.

Thursday, 17 May, 2018


With Bangabandhu-1 launch on SpaceX rocket, Bangladesh aims to compete with India in space
SANDHYA RAMESH 11 May, 2018

The 'Falcon 9 Block 5' rocket with the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 at its launch pad in Cape Canaveral | @SpaceX | Twitter

A Bangladeshi satellite in the vicinity could offer stiff financial competition to India when it comes to providing satellite-based services to other south Asian nations.

Bengaluru: Bangladesh is all set to become the first south Asian nation to have a privately-built satellite in orbit.

The satellite, named Bangabandhu-1 after the nation’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s latest, upgraded version of its powerhouse Falcon 9 rocket, which launches at 4:14 pm EST Friday (1:44 am IST Saturday).

The Bangladeshi satellite was manufactured entirely by Thales Alenia Space, a Franco-Italian firm that is Europe’s largest satellite manufacturer. It will carry on board 40 transponders. Half of these will be used to provide communication services to all of Bangladesh’s neighbouring countries, a feat that only India performed till date in the region.

A Bangladeshi satellite in the vicinity could offer stiff financial competition to India when it comes to providing satellite-based services to other south Asian nations.

Capabilities of the satellite
The Bangabandhu-1 is a communications satellite, aimed to provide radio, television, and internet connectivity to rural Bangladesh. It will be in geostationary orbit, meaning that it will always appear stationary above a point on earth because its orbital period is exactly 24 hours. Such a location ensures strategic, uninterrupted connection with the satellite from the ground stations.

India has its own geostationary satellites: the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) constellation contains 11 communication satellites currently in orbit.

Problems on the ground
But not all is rosy for Bangladesh just yet. The two ground stations that are supposed to have smooth fibre-optic connectivity between them for satellite services are not functional still.

The contract for connectivity between the two ground stations — at Gazipur and Rangamati — was given by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to the government-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL). Media reports say the BTCL seemingly hasn’t made any progress, so the BTRC is considering roping in private players, specifically Summit Communication Limited.

The job is expected to be completed in under two weeks. Since the satellite will take at least a month to get placed into its final position, it is likely that Bangladeshi government is holding off on an expensive but easy project until it has ensured that the satellite is on its way to its destination.

Why SpaceX’s rocket?
Bangabandhu-1 will be launched on a modified Falcon 9 rocket, private space firm SpaceX’s biggest moneymaker. This variant is named Block-5, and features a number of upgrades.

An attempt will be made to recover its first stage, and it can be launched into flight nine more times after inspections, unlike the previous Block-4, which could only fly twice. It was also developed keeping in mind the future goal of carrying humans and has only two stages.

The rocket was scheduled to be launched two days ago, but the launch was aborted with just under 60 seconds on the countdown. The literal last-minute abort was called as a standard procedure by a ground systems computer. The launch window opens again at 1.44 am IST Saturday, 12 May. The rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, from Launch Complex 39A, which was the site of the historic Apollo 11 launch.

It is unclear whether Bangladesh decided to go with Space X for reasons of cost or competition. However, India’s rockets are ill-equipped to carry a satellite the size of Bangabandhu-1 into orbit (it weighs over 3,500 kg). For the kind of orbital height that is required, ISRO’s most powerful rocket, the GSLV MkII, is capable of carrying only 2,500 kg and the GSLV MKIII is still being honed.

What’s undisputed is that as more of India’s neighbours venture into the satellite arena, the country’s monopoly over the skies in the region will slowly start coming to an end.

insecurity thy name is india...
bharat mata, you jealous lil fat dingbat you...

 

[Bilal9]

today telecommunication satellite, tomorrow spy satellite. day after a missle to shoot a satellite down, day after that a satellite armed with pinpoint laser tech .

Aren't we going on a bit of a fanciful magic carpet ride??

I'll have a hit of whatever it is your honor is smoking...

 

[GumNaam]

Aren't we going on a bit of a fanciful magic carpet ride??

I'll have a hit of whatever it is your honor is smoking...

Stay away from that crack bro, he be smokin' some serious cow dung!

 

[Michael Corleone]

why does it have to be a race for anything? bangladesh wanted satellites up for its own communication or any other reason so they got one. but if india thinks that it is a race then bangladesh should just give them the finger and continue to do what is in its own interest...indian insecurities can go to flaming hell.

Tbh looks to be it’s bengali insecurity and overwhelming ambitiousness

 

[fitpOsitive]

What a sick mentality.

 

[Mage]

People here are clueless.

BANGLADESH IS WAAAY AHEAD OF ANYONE IN SPACE RACE. NOT EVEN USA COMES CLOSE TO BANGLDESH.

We already sent our mullah Sayeedi to moon in a gayeebi rocket.
And this is how the moon looked like in his honor

India can never catch up to us....We are centuries ahead of them..

 

[Bilal9]

People here are clueless.

BANGLADESH IS WAAAY AHEAD OF ANYONE IN SPACE RACE. NOT EVEN USA COMES CLOSE TO BANGLDESH.

We already sent our mullah Sayeedi to moon in a gayeebi rocket.
And this is how the moon looked like in his honor

India can never catch up to us....We are centuries ahead of them..

Brilliant!

 

[Jobless Jack]

Aren't we going on a bit of a fanciful magic carpet ride??

I'll have a hit of whatever it is your honor is smoking...

I was merely giving a logical explanation as to why Indians are getting insecured. a bit of a glimpse in the inner workings of baniya's brain

 

[bdslph]

LAMO if india wants it will take them 2 minutes to take everything down