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Viasat

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SpaceX launched a batch of 60 Starlink satellites five days after Viasat requested on 2021-05-21 that the FCC stay the license modification.

Mentioned as: viasatPlanValue 4.6Jun 1, 2021Viasat wants FCC to review Starlink’s government funding

Viasat is building and testing a Link 16-capable LEO satellite prototype.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 1, 2021Viasat’s to Deliver Enhanced Military-Grade Encryption on the First-Ever Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft

Viasat gave the FCC until the end of 2021-06-01 to stay an 2021-04-27 license modification that has enabled SpaceX to continue building out the Starlink constellation at an altitude of around 550 km.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalPlanValue 4.5Jun 1, 2021Viasat wants FCC to review Starlink’s government funding

Viasat intended to seek a stay from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit if the FCC did not grant a stay of the 2021-04-27 license modification.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalValue 4.0Jun 1, 2021Viasat wants FCC to review Starlink’s government funding

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) will integrate its In-line Network Encryptor (INE) into the Link 16-capable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite that Viasat is developing for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles XVI program.

Mentioned as: Viasat Inc.CapabilityRelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Jun 1, 2021Viasat’s to Deliver Enhanced Military-Grade Encryption on the First-Ever Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft

Viasat proposed a low Earth orbit constellation of nearly 300 satellites in May 2020 to operate at approximately 1,300 km altitude.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 1, 2021Viasat wants FCC to review Starlink’s government funding

Viasat will integrate its In-line Network Encryptor (INE) into the world’s first Link 16-capable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite being developed for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles XVI program.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.5May 31, 2021Viasat to Deliver Enhanced Military-Grade Encryption on the First-Ever Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft

Viasat is building and testing a Link 16-capable LEO satellite prototype.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityPlanValue 4.2May 31, 2021Viasat to Deliver Enhanced Military-Grade Encryption on the First-Ever Link 16-Capable Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft

This new aircraft award for Viasat is in addition to the more than 300 Delta aircraft that were announced in January 2021.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsGeneralValue 2.0May 26, 2021Viasat’s IFC System Heading Into 230 Additional Delta Domestic Mainline Aircraft

Viasat filed a motion with the Federal Communications Commission on 2021-05-21 to stay approval of a SpaceX license modification that increases the number of Starlink satellites allowed at about 550 km from 1,584 to 4,408.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalGeneralValue 4.0May 26, 2021SpaceX sets Falcon 9 fairing reuse mark with Starlink launch

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) showcased resilient and tactical cloud-based communications during the Naval Integration in Contested Environments (NICE) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) from 2021-04-05-15, 2021.

Mentioned as: Viasat Inc.CapabilityValue 3.6May 26, 2021Viasat Demonstrated High-Capability Expeditionary Communications at Recent Naval Technology Exercise

Viasat's 2021-05-21 motion to the FCC seeks to block SpaceX from launching additional satellites until the FCC completes an environmental review of the Starlink constellation.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalRelationshipsValue 4.0May 26, 2021SpaceX sets Falcon 9 fairing reuse mark with Starlink launch

A single Viasat high-capacity Ka-band satellite antenna will power in-flight connectivity on select Delta aircraft while simultaneously providing live TV access to seatback screens.

Mentioned as: ViasatCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 26, 2021Viasat’s IFC System Heading Into 230 Additional Delta Domestic Mainline Aircraft

Viasat announced plans last year to build a constellation of nearly 300 satellites in low Earth orbit if it qualifies for subsidies from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to provide broadband in rural areas.

Mentioned as: ViasatPlanLegalValue 4.0May 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

Viasat named Craig Miller to lead the company’s government business on 2021-05-25.

Mentioned as: ViasatGovernanceValue 3.5May 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

Under a separate $10,000,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Viasat is building a small satellite equipped with a Link 16 military communications terminal to operate in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsFinancialCapabilityPlanValue 4.5May 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

Viasat asked the Federal Communications Commission to stay an 2021-04-27 license modification that allows SpaceX to continue building out the Starlink broadband constellation.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalRelationshipsValue 4.0May 25, 2021Viasat asks FCC to halt Starlink launches while it seeks court ruling

Viasat won a $50,800,000 seven-year contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in December to help integrate government and commercial satellite communications networks.

Mentioned as: ViasatRelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.7May 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

Viasat generated about $2,300,000,000 in revenue in 2020, about half of which came from U.S. government contracts.

Mentioned as: ViasatFinancialValue 5.0May 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

Viasat intends to seek a stay and judicial review of the FCC’s modification order in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit if the FCC does not grant a stay by 2021-06-01.

Mentioned as: ViasatLegalPlanValue 4.0May 25, 2021Viasat asks FCC to halt Starlink launches while it seeks court ruling
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