Following service launch on the ViaSat-2 satellite, ViaSat’s global network will expand coverage across primary aeronautical and maritime routes across the Atlantic Ocean that bridge to ViaSat Ka-band coverage over Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle will send ViaSat-2 into geostationary transfer orbit.
ViaSat-2 will launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
The Ariane 5 ECA carrying ViaSat-2 lifted off on 2017-06-01 at 4:45 pm PDT from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
The ViaSat-2 launch will take place from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
First signals from ViaSat-2 were acquired through a ground station at Hassan, India shortly after separation.
The ViaSat-2 electrical (electric) propulsion subsystem will conclude the orbit raising process and inject the satellite into geostationary orbit at 69.9° west longitude in a few months.
ViaSat’s in-flight internet equipment is optimized to take full advantage of both ViaSat-2 and KA-SAT and is the only equipment available to offer the highest-speed Ka-band connections on EL AL’s TransAtlantic routes.
ViaSat Inc.’s ViaSat-2 satellite was in the final launch preparation stage at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on 2017-05-31.
JetBlue’s commitment enables the airline to access ViaSat’s advanced high-capacity Ka-band satellite system, which includes ViaSat‑1, ViaSat‑2, and ViaSat‑3.
Within days of reaching geostationary orbit, the Viasat team was transmitting data to and from ViaSat-2 and streaming content as an early demonstration of the satellite’s capabilities.
ViaSat-2 was selected as a winner in the ‘Space, Platforms’ category of the Laureate Awards.
ViaSat-2 provides abundant satellite capacity to enable warfighters to capture and send ISR sensor data, transmit live two-way video conferencing and VoIP calls, and conduct Command and Control and Situational Awareness communications as prioritized traffic to many more platforms in a region.
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 expects the new ViaSat-2 internet service to deliver cable-like speeds to every part of the continental United States.
ViaSat-2 will allow Viasat and Master Agent organizations to serve nearly every business in the continental United States with faster satellite broadband speeds.
Eutelsat and Hughes are building satellites with throughput capabilities similar to ViaSat-2.
ViaSat-2 satellite services deliver broadband speeds to business locations that have historically struggled to source necessary bandwidth for complex business communications and cloud-based applications.
ViaSat-2 offers high-quality Ka-band capacity over the Atlantic Ocean for in-flight connectivity between North America and Europe.
Viasat’s Wildblue, ViaSat-1, and ViaSat-2 satellites all use Ka-band.