On April 22, 2022, the International Telecommunication Union gave Viasat until July 29, 2023 to start service on the ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite at 13.8°E and referenced a late-March 2023 Atlas V launch.
Viasat will establish operations, distribution, and sales in Europe for its retail, enterprise, mobility, and government businesses ahead of its ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite.
ViaSat-3 EMEA is expected to launch in 2021 following ViaSat-3 Americas by approximately six months.
Eutelsat decided to forgo splitting the cost of the $650,000,000 ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite.
The first two ViaSat-3 class satellites are under construction to serve the Americas and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets, and these two satellites are expected to launch in the 2021 timeframe.
Viasat’s 1-terabit-per-second ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite is projected to launch in 2021 or 2022.
Eutelsat cancelled plans in April 2018 to invest in Viasat’s ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite.
Viasat plans to launch Viasat-3 Americas in late 2021 and a second Viasat-3 covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2022.
The second ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to provide broadband service over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in 2023.
The second ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to provide broadband service over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in 2023.
Viasat plans a £300 million investment to support the launch and operation of the ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.