Work began on the 7,700-pound (3,700-kilogram) satellite back in 2015, when it was ordered from France-based Thales Alenia Space by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. 
Kazi ilianza na setilaiti yenye uzito wa paundi 7,700 (kilo 3,700) kutoka kwenye kituo cha Kifaransa Thales Alenia Space by ilipoagizwa na Kamati ya Uratibu wa Mawasiliano ya Simu Bangladeshi (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission)