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SupremeSAT

SupremeSAT (Pvt) Ltd. is a Sri Lankan satellite operator. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Supreme Global holdings. It's had a partnership with satellite manufacturer China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) since 2013. The company is controversial for its ties with the Rajapaksa family of Sri Lanka.

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SupremeSAT (Pvt) Ltd. is a Sri Lankan satellite operator.1 It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Supreme Global holdings.2 It's had a partnership with satellite manufacturer China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) since 2013. The company is controversial for its ties with the Rajapaksa family of Sri Lanka.3

SupremeSAT deployed the first Sri Lankan satellite, Supreme SAT-I on November 12, 2012, launched on Long March 3B from Xichang, China.4 Supreme SAT-I is jointly owned by China's CGWIC and Supreme Global Holdings. SupremeSAT became the 27th private company in the world to own a satellite.5

Satellite fleet

SupremeSAT Satellites
Satellite Location Launched Type Notes
ChinaSat 12 87.5°E November 27, 2012 SB4000C2 Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space
SupremeSAT-II 98°E Planned mid 2018 DFH-4 Manufacturer: China Academy Of Space Technology (CAST). Satellite will have KU band.
SupremeSAT-III 50°E ? - Planned to shift the businesses from SupremeSAT-I & SupremeSAT-II to SupremeSAT-III.6

Controversies

There are numerous allegations that the funding came from the Sri Lankan government and the funds were mishandled.7 President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Rohitha Rajapaksa played a key role in the project and is believed to have business links.839 SupremeSAT denies these allegations 10

References

References

  1. SupremeSAT : About us
  2. "About SupremeSAT | SupremeSAT". Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. "China launches Sri Lanka's first satellite as India watches ties grow". Reuters. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. "Sri Lanka University & World Campus News - Sri Lanka First Satellite Launched-SupremeSAT". lankauniversity-news. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012.
  5. Lanka steps into space today with first satellite
  6. "Satellites - SupremeSAT".
  7. ""SupremeSAT" cost Rs 460mn obtained from CEB funds: Champika - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. "Missed Opportunity". www.sps-aviation.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. Rohitha Rajapaksa on Sri Lanka's first satellite, 22 November 2012, retrieved 2023-09-04
  10. ""SupremeSAT not owned by Rohitha Rajapaksa"". 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-04.