Viasat is an American communications company that acts as a global broadband services and technology provider. They design, integrate, and deliver secure, high-performance satellite and wireless services and satcom systems. Viasat is involved in projects with NASA and ESA, providing communications networks, ground segment support, and direct-to-earth connectivity. The company's partners include Telespazio, ATLAS Space Operations, and Space42. Keywords associated with Viasat are: satellite communications, broadband, antennas, ground stations, and direct-to-device connectivity.
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The BMW and Viasat demonstration showed that NTN could deliver hazard warnings and emergency messages with seamless handover between satellite and terrestrial networks.
The FCC established new backstops to protect geostationary services such as DirecTV and Viasat when private coordination cannot be reached.
Viasat’s industrial D2D report found in February 2026 that 91 percent of IoT decision-makers plan to adopt direct-to-device satellite connectivity within 18 months.
Viasat launched its ViaSat-3 Flight 3 satellite on Wednesday, April 29, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
Each ViaSat-3 satellite is designed to deliver more than 1 Terabit per second of total throughput.
Viasat is transitioning toward a common, lower-mass multi-orbit satellite architecture.
The ViaSat-3 constellation includes Flight 1 for the Americas and Flight 2 for EMEA.
ViaSat expects ViaSat-3 Flight 3 to enter commercial service in late summer 2026 after bus and payload commissioning.
The Hydra Max Ka-band terminal is compatible with the Wideband Global SATCOM U.S. military network, SES’s O3b mPOWER, Viasat 3 & GX, and upcoming Ka-band constellations Amazon Kuiper and Telesat Lightspeed.
The ViaSat-3 Flight 3 satellite has a high-capacity Ka-band payload and an ultra-large deployable reflector.
Viasat expects the shift to a common, lower-mass multi-orbit satellite architecture to improve free cash flow and strengthen its balance sheet.
Viasat expects a sustained reduction in capital intensity now that the final ViaSat-3 satellite is in orbit.
ViaSat-3 Flight 3 is designed to provide high-speed connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region.
ViaSat-3 Flight 3 is the final satellite in Viasat’s three-satellite ViaSat-3 constellation.
Viasat-3 satellites use dynamic beam-forming technology to optimize spectral efficiency in real time.
ViaSat-3 F3 separated from the Falcon Heavy upper stage just under five hours after liftoff, and initial signals were received minutes later.
The ViaSat-3 F3 satellite will be positioned over the Asia-Pacific region.
ViaSat-3 F3 will provide more than 1 terabit per second of capacity to Viasat’s network.
Viasat CEO and Chairman Mark Dankberg expects the completed ViaSat-3 constellation to provide secure, flexible capacity for customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
The final ViaSat-3 satellite will use electric propulsion to reach its final position in geostationary orbit.