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Wednesday April 29, 2026
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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.
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


Agency
SpaceXPrice
$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

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