SupremeSAT

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 manufacterer 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.[8][3][9] SupremeSAT denies these allegations [10]

References

  1. ^ SupremeSAT : About us
  2. ^ "About SupremeSAT | SupremeSAT". Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. ^ a b "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.

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