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