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RE: SupremeSAT I

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Sri Lanka partners Chinese communication satellite

Sri Lanka's President has welcomed the first communications satellite launch in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company, to take television to rural areas of the island.
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Private company to launch Sri Lanka's first satellite

Sri Lanka's maiden satellite launch done by SupremeSAT, a private company with collaboration from China's state owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation, is expected to take place on Tuesday, an official said.
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Blobrana · L

What's described as Sri Lanka's first communications satellite - SupremeSAT I, is due to be launched today at the Chinese Xichang satellite launch centre at 3.43 p.m. (local time). During the news conference held on Tuesday at the minister's office, it was announced that two other satellites will be launched next year and in 2015, as part of a five-year project handled by the private-owned Sri Lankan company Supreme Group. The design, manufacture and production of the satellites are assisted by the China Great Wall Industry Corporation at an estimated cost of USD320 million.
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