Bangabandhu-1 satellite is located at 119° East, providing DTH-services to Bangladesh and neighboring countries, South East Asia, Stan-countries (Russia) and EMEA. The satellite was constructed by Thales Alenia Space and successfully orbited on May 11^th, 2018 on a Falcon 9 rocket operated by SpaceX.

Bangabandhu-1 is operated by the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company, Ltd. (BCSCL), a Bangladesh Government owned company established to perform post launching activities of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, controlling the satellite from the ground stations as well as marketing and sales services.

BCSCL was formed on 15 August 15^th, 2017 and changed name to Bangladesh Satellite Company, Ltd. (BSCL) in August 2020.