The launch of the country’s first commercial satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is deferred again, Telecommunication and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.

Bangabandhu-1, the first commercial satellite of the country, will be sent into orbit May 5 (Bangladesh time) and it will be ready for use in three months after the launch.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood says the much waited commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 will be ready for use by August after its launch within next few weeks.

The Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh, reaches Florida's Cape Canaveral for launching into the orbit at the end of next month.

The launch of Bangladesh’s first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1 has been deferred and has been pushed down to an approximate schedule in March.

The Bangabandhu-1 satellite will be ready to start for testing operation from September, says State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim. The satellite will be prepared by November depending on weather and schedule of the USA launcher, she says.

The Bangabandhu-1 satellite will be commercially launched by June next year, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says.