ViaSat-3

As of December 17, 2021, Viasat publicly indicated the first ViaSat-3 launch had slipped to early 2021 and no later than the second half of 2022 in different public excerpts.

Viasat will provide its ViaSat-3 satellite communications network to enable military users to access high-bandwidth satellite internet connectivity from existing U.S. Air Force aircraft or ground vehicles as part of its contract with Northrop Grumman.

The third ViaSat-3 satellite is undergoing final payload integration and testing at Viasat’s Tempe, Arizona facility and will focus on the Asia Pacific region to complete Viasat’s global service coverage.

The second ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to provide broadband service over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in 2023.

By gaining full control of KA-SAT, Viasat can further expand its mobility business and establish operations and market presence ahead of the ViaSat-3 service launch.

Astranis plans to launch its first geostationary smallsat, Arcturus, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy as a secondary payload with Viasat’s ViaSat-3.

Viasat plans to launch the first ViaSat-3 satellite later 2022.

Viasat and Arianespace modified their original ViaSat-3 satellite launch contract that was signed in 2016.

As of June 9, 2021, Viasat reported the first ViaSat-3 satellite destined to cover the Americas had completed testing and payload integration at Viasat and would be delivered to Boeing for further integration and performance testing.

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) completed payload integration and performance testing for the first ViaSat-3 satellite and shipped the payload to the Boeing Satellite Systems facility in El Segundo, California.

Viasat plans to transport the completed ViaSat-3 spacecraft from Boeing’s facility in El Segundo, California to Cape Canaveral, Florida for launch preparation.

On 2022-02-01, Viasat and Australian telco Telstra entered a partnership to build and manage the ground infrastructure for the third ViaSat-3 satellite.

The first ViaSat-3 payload was being prepared for thermal vacuum testing at Boeing as part of Viasat’s 2022-02-03 financial results update.

As of November 5, 2020, Viasat indicated the first ViaSat-3 satellite was expected to launch by the end of 2021, with the second satellite expected in orbit six months later and the third timing to be determined.

As of November 5, 2020, Viasat indicated the first ViaSat-3 satellite was expected to launch by the end of 2021, with the second satellite expected in orbit six months later and the third timing to be determined.

As of November 5, 2020, Viasat indicated the first ViaSat-3 satellite was expected to launch by the end of 2021, with the second satellite expected in orbit six months later and the third timing to be determined.

In late 2022 the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved $407,000,000 in financing for the launch by SpaceX and United Launch Alliance of two ViaSat-3 satellites through Viasat’s United Kingdom subsidiary.

On 2017-09-25 ViaSat completed the Critical Design Review milestones for the ViaSat-3 class spacecraft.

On September 10, 2018, Viasat described the Atlas V 551 configuration as the largest in the Atlas V fleet and capable of delivering a ViaSat-3 satellite into a high-energy geostationary transfer orbit to shorten on-orbit operations time.

Boeing delivered two commercial satellites in the third quarter of 2025, including the Satelit Nusantara Lima communications satellite to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara in August and the second ViaSat-3 satellite to Viasat in September.