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Dankberg emphasized the importance of evolving Viasat's services to meet evolving demands in the aviation and maritime industries.
Dankberg noted that applications driving Viasat's services will largely focus on autonomy, including vehicular, aeronautical, and maritime autonomy.
Aviation revenue for Viasat grew 15% due to the introduction of around 200 commercial aircraft into service in the quarter.
Viasat held its Q2 results call on Friday, November 7, 2025, as it awaited the second ViaSat-3 satellite launch, which United Launch Alliance (ULA) had scrubbed twice.
Viasat’s Commercial Services business achieved $837 million in revenue for Q2, reflecting a 1% year-over-year increase.
An investor group has argued that Viasat’s defense business is undervalued.
Viasat posted $1.1 billion in sales in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026, an increase of 2% year-over-year.
Viasat CFO Garrett Chase estimated that the U.S. government shutdown could delay up to $100 million in awards for the DAT segment and impact DAT adjusted EBITDA by up to $20 million.
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg indicated that the ViaSat-3 satellite launch could take place around the following Friday.
Viasat is undergoing a strategic review that may include separating its commercial and government businesses.
Dankberg stated that Viasat's spectrum is effectively utilized to provide critical services in maritime, aviation, and land mobile.
Viasat's company-wide backlog at the end of Q2 was $3.9 billion, an increase of about $140 million from the previous quarter.
Viasat reported a net loss of $61 million for Q2, an improvement of $76 million compared to the same time last year.
Viasat sold an energy system integration business last year, which reduced backlog by $106 million.
New Glenn's second mission also carries a technology demonstration for Viasat.
The hazard areas for the Atlas V 551 launch of ViaSat-3 F2 have been released.
Two previous launch attempts for ViaSat-3 F2 were scrubbed due to an issue with the Atlas V booster LOX tank vent valve.
United Launch Alliance is targeting a launch date of November 14th at 03:00 UTC for the Atlas V 551 mission carrying ViaSat-3 F2.
The Viasat group in Florida received news of the scrub as they arrived at Kennedy Space Center.
The capacity of ViaSat-3 F2 exceeds the entire existing network capacity of Viasat.