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 logo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 25, 2011 |
| 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 |
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?]