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Re: ULA Atlas V 551 - ViaSat-3 EMEA - CC SLC-41 - 2023
« Reply #60 on: 08/06/2022 04:54 pm »
https://www.viasat.com/about/newsroom/blog/faq--what-is-viasat-3-/
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When will the ViaSat-3 satellites launch?

For the first ViaSat-3 satellite over The Americas, service launch to support commercial services is anticipated in the first quarter of 2023 (Viasat’s Q4 for fiscal year 2023). The second ViaSat-3 payload (EMEA) shipped to Boeing July 8, 2022. Its service launch is anticipated for 2023. The launch date of the third satellite over APAC is TBD.
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Re: ULA Atlas V 551 - ViaSat-3 EMEA - CC SLC-41 - 2023
« Reply #61 on: 10/05/2022 02:13 am »
According to a Twitter post from last March, launch of the ViaSat-3 is scheduled for March 2023:
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1503745190208712720

The ViaSat-3 will be the last commercial geostationary satellite launched by an Atlas V following today's launch of SES-20 & SES-21, and after it is launched, the Kuiper Systems satellites will be the only remaining commercial satellites to be launched from the Atlas V.
« Last Edit: 10/05/2022 02:31 pm by Vahe231991 »

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Re: ULA Atlas V 551 - ViaSat-3 EMEA - CC SLC-41 - 2023
« Reply #62 on: 10/05/2022 03:18 am »

The ViaSat-3 will be the last geostationary satellite launched by an Atlas V following today's launch of SES-20 & SES-21,

Not true. We don't know what USSF 51 is.

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Re: ULA Atlas V 551 - ViaSat-3 EMEA - CC SLC-41 - 2023
« Reply #63 on: 10/05/2022 02:34 pm »

The ViaSat-3 will be the last geostationary satellite launched by an Atlas V following today's launch of SES-20 & SES-21,

Not true. We don't know what USSF 51 is.
I wanted to clarify that the ViaSat-3 is the last remaining commercial geostationary satellite scheduled for launch aboard an Atlas V, but you're right, most orbital parameters for USSF-51 remain classified for the moment.

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Re: ULA Atlas V 551 - ViaSat-3 EMEA - CC SLC-41 - 2023
« Reply #64 on: 11/09/2022 07:32 am »
Launch is now expected during the summer of 2023 per the Q2FY2023 Shareholder Letter

https://investors.viasat.com/static-files/e701f1a2-b4b5-42fb-8cc8-e8affb19a8a1

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The programs for the second and third ViaSat-3 satellites remain on schedule, with the launch of ViaSat-3 (EMEA) expected during the summer of 2023.
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Cross-post:
Said they're planning April 8, after the two NASA ISS missions.  [ViaSat-3 Americas] Reach[es] orbital slot a couple weeks after launch.  Viasat-3 EMEA on ULA in September.
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Belated update:
SFN Launch Schedule update, March 22:
Launch vehicle AV-100
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Belated update:
SFN Launch Schedule update, March 22:
Launch vehicle AV-100

https://twitter.com/Cygnusx112/status/1657379120076955652

AV-100 first stage on the right, confirmed for ViaSat-3 EMEA.
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