Viasat, SpaceX Enter Contract for a Future ViaSat-3 Satellite LaunchQuoteCARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. The Viasat mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020 - 2022 timeframe from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission will launch aboard a Falcon Heavy.Viasat chose the SpaceX Falcon Heavy for its ability to fly a near direct-injection mission, inserting a ViaSat-3 satellite extremely close to geostationary orbit—as a result, the spacecraft can begin in-orbit testing (IOT) quickly after launch, rather than spending weeks or months performing orbit raising maneuvers. This is expected to enable Viasat to turn on its ultra-high-speed broadband service much quicker after launch than is possible with other launch vehicles."Viasat sought a ViaSat-3 launch partner that understood our unique mission requirements: to safely and quickly bring a ViaSat-3 spacecraft into orbit, to further our goal of delivering terabits of data from space to meet growing global broadband demand," said Dave Ryan, president, Space Systems at Viasat. "We selected SpaceX as they continue to demonstrate their commitment to advancing space technologies. Their proven technology is both powerful and efficient enough to thrust a ViaSat-3 spacecraft close to geostationary orbit.""There are exciting opportunities for Falcon Heavy in the market, particularly for customers like Viasat that need direct-injection extremely close to geostationary orbit," said SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell. "We look forward to delivering ViaSat-3 to orbit and helping bring Viasat's latest technology into service."The ViaSat-3 class of Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. The first two satellites will focus on the Americas and on Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), respectively, with the third satellite planned for the Asia Pacific (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.Selection of Falcon Heavy for one of the ViaSat-3 launches is the next step in implementing Viasat's integrated launch strategy for its ViaSat-3 satellite program, which is designed to ensure the on-time launch of its spacecraft through launch vehicle diversity and a systemic, integrated approach to launch planning. Viasat will announce specific ViaSat-3 mission assignments for each of its contracted launch vehicles at a later date.edit: I'm just going to call the orbit GEO in the manifest table, sounds close enough
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. The Viasat mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020 - 2022 timeframe from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission will launch aboard a Falcon Heavy.Viasat chose the SpaceX Falcon Heavy for its ability to fly a near direct-injection mission, inserting a ViaSat-3 satellite extremely close to geostationary orbit—as a result, the spacecraft can begin in-orbit testing (IOT) quickly after launch, rather than spending weeks or months performing orbit raising maneuvers. This is expected to enable Viasat to turn on its ultra-high-speed broadband service much quicker after launch than is possible with other launch vehicles."Viasat sought a ViaSat-3 launch partner that understood our unique mission requirements: to safely and quickly bring a ViaSat-3 spacecraft into orbit, to further our goal of delivering terabits of data from space to meet growing global broadband demand," said Dave Ryan, president, Space Systems at Viasat. "We selected SpaceX as they continue to demonstrate their commitment to advancing space technologies. Their proven technology is both powerful and efficient enough to thrust a ViaSat-3 spacecraft close to geostationary orbit.""There are exciting opportunities for Falcon Heavy in the market, particularly for customers like Viasat that need direct-injection extremely close to geostationary orbit," said SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell. "We look forward to delivering ViaSat-3 to orbit and helping bring Viasat's latest technology into service."The ViaSat-3 class of Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. The first two satellites will focus on the Americas and on Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), respectively, with the third satellite planned for the Asia Pacific (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.Selection of Falcon Heavy for one of the ViaSat-3 launches is the next step in implementing Viasat's integrated launch strategy for its ViaSat-3 satellite program, which is designed to ensure the on-time launch of its spacecraft through launch vehicle diversity and a systemic, integrated approach to launch planning. Viasat will announce specific ViaSat-3 mission assignments for each of its contracted launch vehicles at a later date.
2021-2022 on Falcon Heavy from LC-39A to GEO.Quote from: gongora on 10/25/2018 01:11 pmViasat, SpaceX Enter Contract for a Future ViaSat-3 Satellite LaunchQuoteCARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. The Viasat mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020 - 2022 timeframe from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission will launch aboard a Falcon Heavy.
Viasat, SpaceX Enter Contract for a Future ViaSat-3 Satellite LaunchQuoteCARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. The Viasat mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020 - 2022 timeframe from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission will launch aboard a Falcon Heavy.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions. The Viasat mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020 - 2022 timeframe from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission will launch aboard a Falcon Heavy.
Is there an update on the 2020-2022 timespan? Post #1 and thread title say 2021-2022.
Quote from: PM3 on 02/26/2019 01:17 amIs there an update on the 2020-2022 timespan? Post #1 and thread title say 2021-2022.No updates I've seen. It really doesn't matter until ViaSat gets around to picking the order of the flights.
https://spacenews.com/viasat-orders-asia-pacific-viasat-3-from-boeing-amid-record-revenue/QuoteIn a Feb. 7 earnings call, Dankberg said the launch of the first ViaSat-3 satellite, expected to cover the Americas, will likely slip a few months to early 2021....Carlsbad, California-based Viasat has three launch contracts for ViaSat-3 — one with Arianespace for an Ariane 5, one with United Launch Alliance for an Atlas 5, and one with SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy — but has not said which will launch first. Viasat is expected to launch the first ViaSat-3 to cover the Americas, followed be the second ViaSat-3 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa six months later. Dankberg said the third ViaSat-3, designated for the Asia Pacific, is expected to launch in the second half of 2022.
In a Feb. 7 earnings call, Dankberg said the launch of the first ViaSat-3 satellite, expected to cover the Americas, will likely slip a few months to early 2021....Carlsbad, California-based Viasat has three launch contracts for ViaSat-3 — one with Arianespace for an Ariane 5, one with United Launch Alliance for an Atlas 5, and one with SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy — but has not said which will launch first. Viasat is expected to launch the first ViaSat-3 to cover the Americas, followed be the second ViaSat-3 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa six months later. Dankberg said the third ViaSat-3, designated for the Asia Pacific, is expected to launch in the second half of 2022.
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed work on the first ViaSat-3 broadband satellite, making a launch in mid-2021 unlikely, Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg said Aug. 7.
Viasat is building the payloads for all three ViaSat-3 satellites in-house, and expects to ship the first payload to manufacturer Boeing later this year for integration into a 702 platform, Dankberg said. Viasat blamed earlier payload delays on an unnamed component supplier. That satellite should still launch by the end of 2021, he said, but lacks a more specific launch date until the payload shipment.
We're ready to hand over the payload to Boeing and are zeroing in on one year before our first launch of the first of the three satellites.
"Subsequent to fiscal year-end, we completed payload integration for ViaSat-3 (Americas), which is undergoing final preparations for shipment to Boeing for final spacecraft integration and testing. Concurrently, the ground segment continued to progress on schedule to support an early calendar year 2022 satellite launch."
May 25th, fiscal year 2021 results: Quote"Subsequent to fiscal year-end, we completed payload integration for ViaSat-3 (Americas), which is undergoing final preparations for shipment to Boeing for final spacecraft integration and testing. Concurrently, the ground segment continued to progress on schedule to support an early calendar year 2022 satellite launch."https://www.viasat.com/content/dam/us-site/corporate/documents/Viasat%20Q4_FY21_Shareholder_Letter_vFINAL.pdf
Doubt any of these will fly on FH. With ViaSat salty with Starlink. It will go on Atlas/Vulcan, Ariane 5/6
Quote from: Tomness on 05/26/2021 05:00 pmDoubt any of these will fly on FH. With ViaSat salty with Starlink. It will go on Atlas/Vulcan, Ariane 5/6I doubt they’d void a launch contract just out of spite. The penalty clauses are usually substantial.
The Aurora 4A satellite, the first of two planned by Pacific DataPort, will roar into space atop a SpaceEx Falcon Heavy rocket from the SpaceEx commercial launch facility at Cape Canaveral in Florida.Schumann said the satellite will be placed into orbit by “direct entry,” a space industry term for a direct launch to geosynchronous orbit 22,000 miles above the earth. The usual procedure, he said, is to lift a geosynchronous satellite to its high orbit in several stages, a procedure that can take up to four months.By directly launching to orbit Pacific DataPort will get the satellite into operation, and service provided, much sooner, he said.
Quote from: scr00chy on 06/12/2021 06:52 pmGunter's website now shows the Aurora 4A satellite launching in 2022 on Falcon Heavy. I initially thought it might be hitching a ride on USSF-44, but now I'm thinking Viasat-3 also fits? It's planned for Q1 2022 and going to "almost GEO", which fits with this:
Gunter's website now shows the Aurora 4A satellite launching in 2022 on Falcon Heavy. I initially thought it might be hitching a ride on USSF-44, but now I'm thinking Viasat-3 also fits? It's planned for Q1 2022 and going to "almost GEO", which fits with this:
QuoteQuote from: scr00chy on 06/12/2021 06:52 pmGunter's website now shows the Aurora 4A satellite launching in 2022 on Falcon Heavy. I initially thought it might be hitching a ride on USSF-44, but now I'm thinking Viasat-3 also fits? It's planned for Q1 2022 and going to "almost GEO", which fits with this:In Gunter's post, he's just making an assumption that a commercial satellite won't be launched with a classified military payload.
I'm guessing Aurora-IV/Arcturus is on this flight in early 2022, but have no confirmation of that yet. Hopefully Viasat will eventually announce the launch vehicle for the first Viasat 3 flight but they don't really have any obligation to do so.
