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Inmarsat completed its sale to Viasat on 2023-05-30.
Viasat’s space relay solution will leverage the ViaSat-3 constellation, which includes three terabit-class geostationary satellites, to provide continuous coverage for LEO spacecraft anywhere and at any time in their orbit.
Under the ARBALEST program, Viasat will provide AFRL with a Ka-band space relay payload for integration into a spacecraft for the future AFRL mission.
Ligado head of government affairs and public policy Ashley Durmer said the company remains focused on providing commercial satellite services directly to consumer smartphones and other devices later 2023 with Viasat and other partners.
Viasat will provide a Ka-band space relay payload to AFRL for integration into a spacecraft under the ARBALEST program.
Viasat will leverage the ViaSat-3 constellation, which includes three Ka-band terabit-class geostationary satellites, to provide continuous coverage for LEO spacecraft anywhere and at any time in their orbit.
Viasat's space relay service will enable commercial and government LEO operators to share time-sensitive data, remain in constant contact with their spacecraft, and send commands and receive data at any time via the ViaSat-3 constellation.
Viasat’s space relay solution will leverage the ViaSat-3 constellation to provide continuous coverage for LEO spacecraft anywhere and at any time in their orbit.
Inmarsat was acquired by Viasat prior to 2023-06-07.
Viasat’s space relay service will enable commercial and government LEO operators to share time-sensitive data more effectively and to send commands and receive data at any time via the ViaSat-3 constellation.
Viasat will provide AFRL with a Ka-band space relay payload for integration into a spacecraft for the AFRL ARBALEST mission.
Viasat and Inmarsat recorded around $4,000,000,000 in combined total revenues for 2022 before Viasat sold a tactical data business.
William Blair analyst Louis DiPalma projects Viasat will generate $4,500,000,000 in revenue for the 12 months to 2023-03-31 after acquiring Inmarsat, versus $2,800,000,000 without Inmarsat.
KA-SAT was acquired by Viasat from Eutelsat in 2021 and is a Ka-band satellite that originally launched in December 2010.
Viasat acquired Inmarsat for $6,200,000,000.
ViaSat-3 is a Ka-band satellite that launched in April 2023 and was manufactured by Boeing and launched on SpaceX.
ViaSat-2 is a Ka-band satellite manufactured by Boeing and launched in June 2017 by Arianespace.
DiPalma forecasts the enlarged Viasat will post $1,600,000,000 in adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months to 2023-03-31 versus $549,000,000 without Inmarsat.
ViaSat-1 is a Ka-band satellite manufactured by Space Systems/Loral and launched in October 2011 on an ILS mission.
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, announced the Fleet Reach coastal LTE service for maritime connectivity.