Space mission · Bulgaria
How much did BulgariaSat-1 cost to build?
BulgariaSat-1 is the first Bulgarian communications satellite, a 3,669 kg geostationary satellite built by SSL on its SSL 1300 bus for the operator Bulgaria Sat, an affiliate of the pay-TV provider Bulsatcom, launched on a Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center on 23 June 2017 on a previously flown booster for the 1.9 degrees east slot. Spaceflight Now quoted the Bulgaria Sat chief executive Maxim Zayakov on 22 June 2017 describing the 235 million dollar satellite project, which took 12 years from idea to reality.
Reported project cost
$235 million
Cost basis: 2017
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2017
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spaceflightnow.com23 June 2017