Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Sri Lankan satellite operator SupremeSAT (Pvt.) Ltd. has welcomed the long-awaited public acknowledgment, after 13 years, confirming that the SupremeSAT satellite was successfully launched and that no government funds were used for the project.

In an official statement, its Chairman R.M. Manivannan emphasized that these facts have been a matter of public record since 2012. However, politically motivated narratives have sought to deny them for over a decade.

Despite this overdue recognition, certain individuals continue to make unfounded claims about the company, focusing particularly on the satellite's location and SupremeSAT's corporate accounts, he said.

For clarity, SupremeSAT confirmed that the satellite remain...