Lanka to enter space era with first satellite
― Sri Lanka would enter the space era on November 22 when the country’s first satellite takes to the orbit from Beijing, China at 9 30 pm Sri Lanka time. In seven minutes it would be positioned over Sri Lanka. ∙ The country would now be brushing shoulders with another 44 nations which have satellites. ‘The SupremeSAT’, the co-owning company from Sri Lanka would also make history by becoming the 27th private company in the world to own a satellite. ∙ For the first time the Sri Lankan [...].
