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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Viasat has launched ViaSat-3 F3, the latest spacecraft in its ViaSat-3 constellation.
ViaSat-3 F3 lifted off at 10:13 a.m. EDT on April 29, 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
At approximately 3:02 a.m. UTC on February 24, 2022, malicious traffic began disabling modems on Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite network.
The final ViaSat-3 satellite completed Viasat’s trio of high-capacity geostationary orbit satellites.
The ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is focused over the Americas.
The ViaSat-3 F3 mission was the first of up to four Falcon Heavy launches planned for 2026.
Viasat expects ViaSat-3 F3 to enter service in late summer.
ViaSat-3 F3 is designed to provide more than 1 terabit per second of throughput capacity over the Asia-Pacific region.
Viasat successfully acquired signals from the final ViaSat-3 satellite after launch.
ViaSat-3 F3 uses beam-forming technology to steer capacity in real time and concentrate bandwidth where demand is highest.
Viasat’s incident report confirmed that attackers accessed the satellite management network through a misconfigured virtual private network appliance.
The ViaSat-3 F2 satellite launched in November and is in-orbit testing.
Viasat’s first ViaSat-3 satellite is operational but is delivering only a fraction of its expected capacity.
Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F3 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Wednesday morning.
SentinelLabs attributed the Viasat KA-SAT cyberattack to the ground segment rather than the satellite itself.
Viasat’s incident report confirmed that attackers deployed a destructive payload across the KA-SAT service footprint.
ViaSat-3 F3 is designed to add more than a terabit of throughput across Asia-Pacific.
ViaSat-3 F1 has been in service since 2024.
The Falcon Heavy launch of Viasat-3 F3 will use an 85-minute window that opens at 10:13 a.m. ET.
SpaceX will launch the Viasat-3 F3 mission from Florida.