A rendering of a ViaSat-3 satellite, the first of which launched April 30, 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy and suffered an issue post launch that prevented the deployment of the broadband satellite's ...

An artist’s rendering of the ViaSat-3 satellite with the mesh-like reflector antenna deployed. Credit: Viasat Viasat is still assessing the utility of its ViaSat-3 Americas communications satellite ...

This week’s highlight is the launch of the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on a powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13, from Space Launch Complex ...

Viasat’s founder and CEO Mark Dankberg says that his engineers now have some understanding of what went wrong with the giant antenna on its ViaSat 3 Americas satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas launched on ...

Viasat’s massive ViaSat-3 F1 satellite is now in commercial service. The satellite has been under test for the past few months and despite some complications created by a problem with its antenna ...

One of ULA's last remaining Atlas 5 rockets launched ViaSat-3 F2 Nov. 13, a week after scrubbing the mission following a faulty booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve. Credit: United Launch Alliance ...

Viasat has successfully launched its ViaSat-3 F3 satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, completing its three-satellite geostationary constellation. Positioned to serve the Asia-Pacific region, the ...

Satellite operator Viasat is to enter its ViaSat-3 F1 satellite into service next quarter, despite the new machine offering far less bandwidth than planned after a deployment issue. ViaSat-3 F1 is ...

A Falcon Heavy rocket thundered off Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026, carrying the last of three massive broadband satellites that Viasat needs to complete a global internet network.