ViaSat-3 F3

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 2nd Quarter, 2026

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

Launch vehicle was switched from Ariane 64 to Falcon Heavy due to delays in Ariane 6 development as well as the re-manifestation of several payloads from Russian launchers to Ariane vehicles after Russia invaded Ukraine.

ViaSat-3 F3

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The ViaSat-3 class of Ka-band satellites is expected to provide unprecedented capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. The first two satellites will focus on the Americas and on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), respectively, with the third satellite planned for the APAC region, completing Viasat's global service coverage. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1 terabit per second of network capacity and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Manufacturer: Boeing

Operator: Viasat

Geostationary Earth Orbit

1 Payload

6,400 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon Heavy

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$97.00 million

Rocket

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 63,800 kg

GTO: 26,700 kg

Liftoff Thrust

22,819 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

General Trajectory

NE

SE

Launching

East

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours