Bulgaria’s first geostationary communications satellite has been launched into space, operator Bulsatcom said in a statement on Saturday 24/07/2017.
The BulgariaSat-1 satellite, which will provide television and communication services to Europe and North Africa, was launched by SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1910 GMT on Friday 23/07/2017.
The satellite could be also used in force majeure situations – accidents due to natural disasters – such as earthquakes, storms and floods when land-based networks are not operational.