The satellite was ordered in November 2015 from Thales Alenia Space, who will build, launch and operate the satellite for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Built likely on Thales Alenia Space's Spacebus-4000B2 platform, will be stationed at an orbital slot at longitude 119.1° east with 40 transponders.
The satellite will be launched on 16 December 2017 for a 15-year expected lifetime.
