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SupremeSAT (Pvt) Ltd. is the first and only Sri Lankan satellite operator.[1] It has partnership with satellite manufacturing institution China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). The company is controversial for its ties with the Rajapaksa family of Sri Lanka.[2]
SupremeSAT deployed the first Sri Lankan satellite, Supreme SAT-I on November 12, 2012, launched on Long March 3B from Xichang, China.[3] Supreme SAT-I is jointly owned by China's CGWIC and SupremeSAT. SupremeSAT becomes the 27th private company in the world to own a satellite.[4]
SupremeSAT is planned to invest over LKR 320 million, and planning to launch Sri Lanka's first ever communications satellite. It will be called SupremeSAT-III. The SupremeSAT-III will be providing all types[vague] of telecommunications services to Sri Lanka.
SupremeSAT
SupremeSAT logo
Agency overview
Formed
October 25, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-25)
Type
Space agency
Headquarters
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Key people
Prathiba perera
Primary spaceport
Xi-Chang, China
Owner
Sri Lanka
Annual budget
US$ 20 million[5]
Website
www.supremesat.com
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SupremeSAT has laid foundation stone for the first 'Space Academy' at the Kandy BOI (Board of Investment). An investment of $20 million on Space Academy, which is targeting to train Sri Lankans in space and satellite technology.[needs update] Also, a satellite ground station is to be built in Kokkala area to oversee satellite operations.[when?]
^SupremeSAT : About us
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