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Space program overview Bangladesh, in 3 editions.
The entry for Bangladesh published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2023
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities;
- researching a variety of other space-related capabilities and technologies;
- has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017);
- has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities; researching a variety of other space-related capabilities and technologies; has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017); has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
- has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities;
- researching a variety of other space-related capabilities and technologies;
- has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017);
- has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities; researching a variety of other space-related capabilities and technologies; has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017); has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2023) (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S the Space Programs reference guide
- has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities;
- SPARSSO's mandate is to use space and RS technology in areas such as agriculture, education, environmental studies, fisheries, forestry, geology, land use, mapping, meteorology, and oceanography;
- has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited, established in 2017);
- works with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US;
- member of several international space organizations, such as the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (2025)
has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities; researching a variety of other space-related capabilities SPARSSO's mandate is to use space and technologies; RS technology in areas such as agriculture, education, environmental studies, fisheries, forestry, geology, land use, mapping, meteorology, and oceanography; has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, Limited, established in 2017); has relations works with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2024) US; member of
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestonesthe country’s several international space program, as well organizations, such as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Asia-Pacific Space Programs reference guide Cooperation Organization (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bangladesh: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bangladesh/space-program-overview.