The first ever geostationary communication Satellite partly owned by a Sri Lankan Company "Supreme Sat -1" will be ceremoniously launched on 3.43 p.m this Thursday(22) evening at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China senior minister of science Professor Tissa Vitharana has said today (20).the 320 million US Dollar venture satellite is developed with the assistance of two of the largest Satellite Companies in China the state owned great wall industry corporation and Sino satellite communications company private limited .
This communication satellite is due to be positioned over Sri Lanka within few hours of it's launch. the aim of launching this satellite is to transmitting signals of satellite television directly to homes from space .the second and third satellites of Supreme Sat are due to be launched on July 2013 and December 2015 respectively.
The sri lankan company Supreme SAT which partly owned this satellite is due to open it's first satellite launch center the first of it's kind here at Koggala area within next few months according to chairman of Supreme SAT Mr.R.M Manivannan.
With this satellite Sri Lanka becomes the 45th country in the world to owned a satellite of it's own.
Around 180 varieties of essential drugs including the life saving Triglyceride Nitrate (TNT) tablets are out of stock these days in most of the government and private pharmacies in the country pharmacy sources revealed.due to the shortage patients who are purchasing drugs through these pharmacies faced enormous difficulties sources added.
