ViaSat-3

On September 10, 2018, Viasat selected United Launch Alliance's Atlas V 551 launch vehicle to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the 2020–2022 timeframe.

The first ViaSat-3 geostationary satellite is scheduled to launch in 2021.

Viasat plans to launch the third ViaSat-3 satellite over the Asia-Pacific region before the end of 2022.

ViaSat-3 satellites are presented on Viasat’s satellite roadmap as the company’s highest-capacity and most flexible assets for global coverage and utilization.

The new range of Viasat products with Intellian will provide customers with access to Viasat’s satellite network, including the upcoming ViaSat-3 constellation.

On February 8, 2019, Viasat was reported to have three launch contracts for ViaSat-3 with Arianespace for an Ariane 5, with United Launch Alliance for an Atlas V, and with SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy.

ViaSat is designing and manufacturing the ViaSat-3 payload at its Tempe, Arizona facility.

Viasat had a contract to launch its third ViaSat-3 on Arianespace’s Ariane 6 but Viasat is seeking a different launch vehicle following delays in Ariane 6’s entry into service.

Viasat plans to launch a 1 terabit-per-second ViaSat-3 satellite over Africa, Europe and the Middle East in 2020 or 2021.

Viasat delivered its second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing’s El Segundo, California, facility for spacecraft integration and testing.

A pandemic-related shortage of skilled workers pushed the Falcon Heavy launch of Viasat's Boeing-built ViaSat-3 satellite from the first half of 2022 to 2022-06-30.

Viasat delayed the launch of its ViaSat-3 satellite from the first half of 2022 to 2022-06-30 due to a pandemic-related shortage of skilled workers.

Viasat is designing ViaSat-3 payloads for a satellite bus that Boeing is providing.

Viasat teams in Chennai, India; Lausanne, Switzerland; and the company’s Carlsbad headquarters participated in building and testing the ViaSat-3 payload.

Satellite operator Viasat launched the first of three planned Viasat-3 Ka-band broadband satellites on 2023-04-30.

On September 10, 2018, Viasat announced that each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1 terabit per second of network capacity.

United Airlines will tap into Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite system, which includes the ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and ViaSat-3 satellite platforms.

Viasat ordered the first two ViaSat-3 spacecraft from Boeing in February 2016.

Viasat’s initial plan was to launch the first ViaSat-3 satellite in 2019 before problems with an unnamed component supplier and COVID-19 manufacturing delays pushed the schedule into 2022.

Viasat plans to add the capability for ViaSat-3 to communicate with low-Earth-orbiting satellites to enable data relays between ground points and LEO spacecraft.