The much-delayed launch of Viasat’s latest satellite, its ViaSat-3 F2, should happen this evening [November 13] from Cape Canaveral. The 44-minute launch window will open at 10.04pm Florida time and is being handled by a huge Atlas 5 rocket.

Once in service, VS-3 F2 is expected to more than double the bandwidth capacity of Viasat’s entire existing fleet and marks a significant milestone in Viasat’s satellite roadmap. It will come into service early in 2026.

The VS-3 constellation is comprised of three Ka-band satellites, each designed to be capable of rapidly shifting capacity throughout its coverage area to deliver bandwidth where and when it’s needed most. This is important to meet the increasing demand of commercial, consumer, and defence customers, where the location of high-demand hotspots can change over the course of the day. The VS-3s are geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites, located about 22,236 miles above the equator.

The first of these high-capacity craft was launched in 2023. Alongside VS-3 F2 and F3, Viasat plans to have an additional six satellites enter service over the coming years – GX-7, 8, 9 satellites and three Inmarsat-8 satellites.

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