However, the head of the government of Bangladesh said on Thursday that the countdown to the satellite launches from the launch pad in Florida last night stopped at the last minute.
The Prime Minister spoke about the launch of Bangabandhu-1 at the inauguration ceremony of the 29th National Conference of the BCL at Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday afternoon.
He said, "I was also upset. Our satellite could not get up for just 46 seconds. "
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at the BCL Conference
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at the BCL Conference
Then he advised not to worry, "There is no worry about anyone. We must launch the satellite. Never mind again. This is a very normal phenomenon. "
On Thursday, Bangladesh's first artificial satellite was supposed to start the journey from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 3:45 am.
The Count Down process was started for the start of all preparations; But due to problems in the last minute, the satellite was loaded and the launch pad.
The Space Research Organization has put new time in between 2 to 14 to 4 21 minutes on Friday, behind the SPExx launch.
The Prime Minister describes this saga as "very complex" and as a 'very sensitive' issue. He said that he would keep in touch with son Sajib Wazed Joy, who is staying at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during that full time of tension.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Tarana Halim, Junaid Ahmed Polk and others, who were present at the launch of the satellite launch, were not released on Friday.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Tarana Halim, Junaid Ahmed Polk and others, who were present at the launch of the satellite launch, were not released on Friday.
"When the night starts ... Many of us are there with the win. I kept jayake that 'call me immediately' She telephones. And in 15 minutes it will start loading. It started in just 15 minutes. When only 46 seconds left, then suddenly stopped. "
"The last minute of the launch is fully regulated by computer," says IT expert Joy Jay. As a computer, if something is found out of normal, it suspends the launch process. It closes today just 42 seconds before launch. "
Prime Minister's Advisor Joy commented that no such risk is taken in rocket launch, so that such delay is 'very normal'.
He said, SpaceX will try again once again and try to launch again at the same time on Friday.
And in the BCL conference, the Prime Minister said, "If not, they will give us another time."