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ViaSat-2

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Orbit: HEOLaunched 6/1/2017
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
3500 kg
Total Mass
6418 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Viasat

Manufacturer

Viasat
Launch Mission

Viasat 2/Eutelsat 172B

6/1/2017

Entity Mentions
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Viasat moved the ViaSat-2 satellite from SpaceX to Arianespace when Falcon Heavy could not launch the satellite in 2016.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceSep 10, 2018

New Gulfstream G280 aircraft equipped with Viasat’s Global Aero Terminal 5510 will use the ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and European Ka-band satellite platforms.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceOct 14, 2018

ViaSat-2 was built by Boeing and launched in June 2017 and suffered an antenna deployment issue before entering service.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceFeb 8, 2019

Viasat obtained $127,800,000 in insurance claims during the quarter and $172,200,000 in insurance claims overall related to ViaSat-2.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceFeb 8, 2019

Viasat filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in November seeking $177,400,000 for ViaSat-2’s reduced performance.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceFeb 8, 2019

The Viasat Global Aero Terminal 5510 will utilize capacity from ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and European Ka-band satellite platforms.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceNov 11, 2019

Viasat used a U.K. business unit to order its ViaSat-2 satellite from Boeing in 2013, enabling the company to leverage financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceApr 24, 2020

Viasat’s Global Aero Terminal 5510 provides internet connectivity from California to the Mediterranean when communicating with ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and KA-SAT.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceDec 9, 2020

Viasat’s Global Aero Terminal 5510 can communicate with the ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and KA-SAT satellite platforms to provide internet connectivity from California to the Mediterranean.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceDec 10, 2020

Viasat’s Mexico internet service uses bandwidth from the ViaSat-2 satellite to deliver internet connectivity with speeds up to 50 Mbps.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceAug 11, 2021

The Viasat broadband satellite fleet includes ViaSat-1 and Viasat-2 and is planned to expand with the ViaSat-3 constellation.

Mentioned as: Viasat-2SourceMay 10, 2022

Each ViaSat-3 satellite is designed to deliver roughly three times the broadband capacity of Viasat’s ViaSat-2 satellite that launched in 2017.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceNov 8, 2022

Boeing’s 702MP+ is based on the flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation and more than 40 other high-performing satellites, including ViaSat-2.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceMar 20, 2023

The 702MP+ platform is based on Boeing’s flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation and more than 40 other satellites, including ViaSat-2.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceMar 21, 2023

Each ViaSat-3 satellite is designed to deliver roughly three times the capacity Viasat provided over the Americas with the ViaSat-2 satellite launched in 2017.

Mentioned as: ViaSat-2SourceMay 1, 2023
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