We are targeting 8:26 p.m. ET for liftoff – in the meantime, our teams are keeping an eye on ground winds. The
#ViaSat3Americas
mission broadcast begins about 15 minutes before liftoff, tune in:
Image credit:
@SpaceX
#ICYMI
The first of three ViaSat-3 satellites at the
@Boeing
factory in El Segundo, Calif., completed vibration tests, one of the milestones that qualify a spacecraft for the rigors of launch and harshness of space.
Learn more about this milestone at:
Confirming first signals have been received. 📡 Next up:
#ViaSat3Americas
will deploy its solar arrays and drift to its final orbital location at 88.9° west longitude.
We're pleased to announce the appointment of Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) Chief and former Oklahoma Congressman James “Jim” Bridenstine to our Board of Directors: $VSAT
#ViaSat3Americas
has successfully separated from
#FalconHeavy
.
Now begins the journey to geostationary orbit, 22,236 miles above the equator. Waiting on first signals.
Let’s try that again -
#Viasat3Americas
is rescheduled for launch tonight from
@NASAKennedy
's Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in Florida. Our 57-minute launch window opens at 7:29 p.m. ET. 🚀We'll be providing updates all day! In the meantime, learn more:
The ViaSat-3 Americas mission; vehicle and payload remain healthy. The team is now targeting Sunday, April 30, which forecasts an 80% chance of favorable conditions during Falcon Heavy's launch window opening at 7:29 p.m. ET. 🚀
Stay tuned for ViaSat-3 Americas mission updates!
#ViaSat3Americas
has reached geostationary orbit. Sitting 22,236 miles above the equator,
#ViaSat3
Americas is expected to provide coverage to North and South America once in service.
Learn more about
#SatelliteReimagined
:
We have liftoff! 🚀
@Space_Norway
's
#ASBM
satellites have been launched aboard a
@spacex
#Falcon9
rocket and are on their way to
#HEO
orbit.
Once in service the GX10 payloads onboard are designed to extend Viasat’s satcoms footprint over the Arctic:
What makes up the
#ViaSat3
constellation? 🛰
1️⃣ ViaSat-3 Americas: covering North and South America
2️⃣ ViaSat-3 EMEA: covering Europe, Middle East and Africa
3️⃣ ViaSat-3 APAC: covering Asia Pacific
Learn more:
We’re just a few days away from the scheduled launch of
#ViaSat3Americas
! Learn more about our constellation of 3 ultra-high-capacity Ka-band satellites: 🛰
ICYMI – launch day is tomorrow!
🚀 Launch is targeted for August 11 at 7:02 p.m. PT
📍 The Space Norway HEO satellites will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, onboard
@SpaceX
's Falcon 9 rocket
Don’t miss our launch updates:
Do you know what happens right before T-0?
🙏 Final weather + safety checks
🔌 Spacecraft goes on internal power
🔥 27 booster engine ignite
🚀 Hold down clamps released & liftoff!
#ViaSat3
#RocketLaunch
#FalconHeavy
A new era begins! Welcome
@InmarsatGlobal
to the Viasat team. 🛰 We look forward to a bright future ahead, combining our expertise and technology to meet the demands of our global customers.
#WeAreViasat
The
@spacex
#Falcon9
rocket carrying
@Space_Norway
's
#ASBM
satellites has been rolled out to the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base! 🚀
T-30 minutes to launch.
Mission broadcast begins soon – tune in:
Payload integration on our first ViaSat-3 satellite is complete, and it has arrived at the Boeing Satellite Systems facility to undergo final spacecraft integration and testing in preparation for launch, targeted for early calendar year 2022. Read more:
BREAKING NEWS: Viasat,
@InmarsatGlobal
announced a definitive agreement where $VSAT will acquire Inmarsat, creating a leading global comms innovator w/enhanced scale & scope to affordably, securely & reliably connect the world. Release:
#ViaasatInmarsat
It’s a beautiful day to launch a satellite! 🚀 We’re at
@NASAKennedy
’s LC-39A, getting ready to deploy
#ViaSat3Americas
.
Launch window is scheduled for 7:29 p.m. ET – find the livestream here:
Excited to partner with
@RocketLab
to showcase on-demand, low-latency data relay services for
#LEO
#satellites
as part of our work with NASA CSP. Learn how this will deliver greater flexibility in managing mission data:
How
#ViaSat3Americas
will rise to orbit 👇
1️⃣
#FalconHeavy
outputs 5mil lbs of thrust 🚀 to break through atmosphere
2️⃣ Once orbit is reached, boosters break away from 🛰
3️⃣
#ViaSat3Americas
deploys solar arrays
4️⃣ Switch to electric propulsion 🔥 & drift into GEO 🪐
We’re pleased to announce that the proposed acquisition of
@InmarsatGlobal
has received approval from the U.S.
@FCC
! We’re looking forward to an expected deal-close later this month.
.
@Space_Norway
’s
#ASBM
satellites hosting the
#GX10
high-speed broadband payloads, have successfully arrived in HEO orbit 44,0000 km over the northern hemisphere/8,000 km over the southern hemisphere. Both solar arrays and reflectors are fully deployed. 🛰️
Earlier today, Viasat's proposed acquisition of
@InmarsatGlobal
received unconditional clearance from
@CMAgovUK
UK's Competition and Markets Authority, which allows the deal to proceed without remedies. Read more here:
From factory floor to launch pad, and on to space -
#ViaSat3Americas
will soon take flight! Check out the journey from El Segunda, CA to orbit. 🪐🚀🛰
#ViaSat3
Viasat, Boeing reach agreement to build a third ViaSat-3 satellite for APAC. This third satellite will complete Viasat’s global constellation, focused on delivering economically-sustainable connectivity worldwide.
#InternetAnywhere
#BroadbandForAll
Viasat is providing an overview and incident report on the cyber-attack against the KA-SAT network, which occurred on 24 February 2022, and resulted in a partial interruption of KA-SAT’s consumer-oriented satellite broadband service. Report here:
It’s a beautiful day to launch a satellite! 🚀🛰️
🎥 Broadcast for the
@Space_Norway
Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, carrying the GX10 payloads, begins at 6:45 p.m. PT.
🚀 Launch window opens at 7:02 p.m. PT.
More here:
J.D. and his family live 17 miles from town, in the middle of a National Forest. They were also early adopters of Viasat Internet 5 years ago - and still use our service to stay connected while living off the grid.
Introducing ✨Starlight✨ — the official
#ViaSat3
beer. Go behind the scenes
@rouleurbrewing
with Homebrew Competition winner, Norman Gray, to see how it’s made. 🍻
Snag a can at our Carlsbad employee launch party! 🛰️ 💫
This month we're celebrating 37 years of innovation at Viasat with a look back at our biggest party yet – last week's ViaSat-3 Americas launch! 🎈🥳
#WeAreViasat
#Viasat3
#Viasat3Americas
.
@SpaceNorway
's
#ASBM
launch is targeted to launch on August 11 at 7:02 p.m. PT with
@SpaceX
from Vandenberg Space Force Base. 🚀🛰️
Find out how the
#GX10
payloads onboard each spacecraft in
#HEO
aim to bring high speed connectivity to the North Pole:
#ViaSat3
F1 has now entered service for aviation customers. 🛰️✈️ This new capacity will enhance passenger Wi-Fi services for airlines operating over North America.
✅ F2: Mechanical environmental testing
✅ F3: Thermal vacuum testing
More on VS3 here:
Thanks
@BoeingSpace
, for hosting
@TelstraEnt
& Viasat. Great progress is being made on the ViaSat-3 APAC satellite. Telstra, is building & managing Australia's
#ViaSat3
ground infrastructure & fiber network. Our partnership will enable connectivity even in the most remote areas.
We’re excited to announce the
@EU_Commission
has unconditionally approved our acquisition of
@InmarsatGlobal
. We look forward to working with Inmarsat to complete the transaction by the end of this month. 🔗
ViaSat-3 APAC update! 🛰✨ Our 3rd & final satellite in the
#ViaSat3
constellation completed payload integration and arrived at the
@Boeing
facility, where it'll be integrated with
@BoeingSpace
high-power 702MP+ platform.
#ViaSat3APAC
Viasat and
@SpaceX
confirmed the scheduled launch date of
#ViaSat3Americas
is April 18, 2023 with an approx. 1-hr launch window opening at 7:29 p.m. EDT 🚀
Congratulations to
@SAS
for being the first Nordic airline to roll out the best Wi-Fi in the skies Looking forward to helping deliver many happy connections to your passengers!
#SASHighSpeedWiFi
#ViasatInc
Today we announced that the first of the two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission has completed thermal vacuum testing. The new satellites will carry GX10A & B payloads, connecting users in the Far North with high-speed broadband in 2024.
🅰️: It takes about 3 weeks to fully reach geostationary orbit (GEO), located 22,236 miles above the equator.
From the ground perspective,
#ViaSat3Americas
will appear in a fixed position in the sky, matching the Earth's rotation. 🔄
We’re excited to be partnering with
@esa
on a pilot flight demonstration program of a low-profile airborne SatCom terminal as part of their Artes Partner Programme.
#Viasat
is working to expand in-flight connectivity to more aircraft & geographical locations. 🛩
Defense, aviation, maritime, homes and communities, and a broad range of mobility customers rely on our secure connectivity solutions across air, land, sea and space. 🎖🛳🏠✈️🌎
🔗 Here's how
#Viasat
keeps you safely connected across the globe:
We’re pleased to welcome Brazil’s Minister of Communications
@fabiofaria
and our partners from Telebras to our Carlsbad HQ. We look forward to a productive day discussing ways Viasat is connecting people across Brazil today and how we can reach even more consumers in the future.
We are happy to announce the completion of a major milestone with the second ViaSat-3 satellite payload module delivered to El Segundo, CA.
Learn more at:
Congratulations to Viasat executives Mark Dankberg and Rick Baldridge, who were named to the
#SD500
list of influential business leaders by
@SDbusiness
.
ViaSat-3 is designed to expect the unexpected – but what does that really mean? 🤔 Here's how
#ViaSat3
is able to address bandwidth congestion for our customers:
.
@SpaceNorway
’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission launch is currently slated for mid-July. Discover how the two Global Xpress payloads onboard are designed to extend our global footprint to meet customer expectations – even if standing on the North Pole!
After much anticipation, ViaSat-3 is preparing for commercial service! ✈️ We recently performed high-speed connectivity testing on cross-country US flights which revealed great performance (248Mbps down!) and availability throughout.
🛰️ More on
#ViaSat3
:
Our customers now have access to a greater range of capabilities and a versatile fleet of satellites, through the acquisition of
@InmarsatGlobal
.
Take a look at how we're creating a new global communications partner 👇
A few notes from today’s
@UCSDJacobs
and UC San Diego event celebrating
@ViasatInc
CEO and co-founder Mark Dankberg’s election into the NAE last year. Dankberg was honored for his incredible contributions to broadband Internet communications via satellite.
@theNAEng
(1/4)
We are excited to announce we've selected
@LoftOrbital
as a partner for our Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service demonstration in support of
@NASA
's Communications Services Project. More here:
#spacerelay
#multiorbit
#SATCOM
We are thrilled to announced DISA has officially awarded us an eight-year, firmed fixed price contract worth up to $559.8M to provide U.S. Government Senior Leader and VIP aircraft with in-flight broadband and connectivity services:
One key difference between low earth orbit (LEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites is their distance from earth. To learn about our ViaSat-3 GEO satellite constellation, visit our corporate blog:
Happy
#WorldTelecomDay
! We believe that universal access to the internet is central to ensuring equity & opportunity. That’s why we focus on connection that matters – for our customers, partners & shareholders worldwide.
📡 Learn more about what we do:
One of our local Hawaii dealers is helping out his neighbors affected by the
#Kilauea
eruption. He's installed our satellite internet service at a community shelter so workers and evacuees can stay connected.