ViaSat-3 F2 Enters Service, Expanding Capacity and Enabling Growth Across the Americas
ViaSat-3 F2’s launch into service completes Viasat’s next-generation constellation and triples total bandwidth across its global satellite fleet.
Rhea-AI Summary
Viasat (VSAT) has placed its ViaSat-3 (VS3) F2 satellite into service across the Americas, expanding network capacity, flexibility and resilience in the region.
VS3 F2 is designed to deliver more than one terabit per second of throughput, boosting Viasat’s ability to serve connectivity demand in aviation, maritime, government and broadband markets on the ground, at sea and in the air. With VS3 F1 already active and VS3 F3 entering service across Asia-Pacific in August, the now-complete ViaSat-3 constellation has tripled the bandwidth available across Viasat’s global fleet, which the company says enhances user performance and network economics in its highest-value markets.
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- ViaSat-3 F2 adds more than one terabit per second of throughput capacity over the Americas
- Completion of ViaSat-3 constellation has tripled bandwidth across Viasat’s global fleet
- Adaptive beamforming enables dynamic capacity allocation to high-demand routes and regions
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Key Figures
- Throughput capacity
- More than 1 terabit per second
- ViaSat-3 F2 across the Americas
- Global fleet bandwidth
- Tripled
- After completion of the ViaSat-3 constellation
Historical Context
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F3 entered commercial service across Asia-Pacific, making capacity available to regional customers.
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Key Terms
adaptive beam forming technical
thermal dissipation technical
throughput capacity technical
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Satellite completes next-generation constellation, increasing service capability in key markets
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications technology, today announced that its ViaSat-3 (VS3) F2 satellite has entered service across the Americas, significantly expanding the company's network capacity, flexibility and resilience across the region. The satellite strengthens Viasat's ability to deliver advanced connectivity services while creating new opportunities for growth in key markets and enhancing network economics.
“With the VS3 constellation now fully operational, we have substantially expanded our ability to deliver high-quality connectivity where demand is growing fastest and introduced new forms of resilience for our government and commercial customers,” said Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO of Viasat. “This is a major milestone for Viasat and our customers and positions us well to deliver differentiated experiences and support our highest-value markets around the world.”
Dankberg continued, “We believe that the VS3 satellites are the most advanced commercial satellites in the world in terms of adaptive beam forming for cost efficiencies, user performance improvements that offer higher speeds on both forward and return links, and resilience to interference. We also believe VS3 technology sets new commercial standards for solar power generation and thermal dissipation — both critical technology challenges for developing economical data centers in space.”
ViaSat-3 F2 is designed to provide more than one terabit per second of throughput capacity over the Americas, significantly increasing the company’s ability to meet growing demand for reliable connectivity in the air, at sea and on the ground. The satellite's advanced beamforming technology dynamically allocates capacity to high-demand flight routes, shipping lanes and geographic regions, helping maximize network performance where demand and opportunity are greatest and improve customer experience where it matters most.
With ViaSat-3 F1 already in service and F3 entering service across Asia-Pacific in August, completion of the ViaSat-3 constellation has tripled the bandwidth available across Viasat's global fleet, providing the scale, flexibility and reach needed to better support the company’s aviation, maritime, government, and broadband customers and establishing a powerful foundation for continued growth.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global technology company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. With offices in 24 countries around the world, our mission shapes how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate and connect. Viasat is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, reliable, secure, affordable, fast connections to positively impact people’s lives anywhere they are — on the ground, in the air or at sea — while building a sustainable future in space. In May 2023, Viasat completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, combining the teams, technologies and resources of the two companies to create a new global communications partner. Learn more at www.viasat.com, the Viasat News Room or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, and YouTube.
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Viasat, Inc. Contacts
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements related to the performance, capabilities and anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 satellite platform, including expected capacity, coverage and flexibility. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with operation of the ViaSat-3 class satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 satellite platforms; unexpected expenses or delays related to the satellite system; the ability to successfully implement Viasat's business plan for broadband satellite services on Viasat's anticipated timeline or at all, including with respect to the ViaSat-3 satellite platform; contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues; technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the connectivity sector, generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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FAQ
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What markets and applications will ViaSat-3 F2 primarily support?
ViaSat-3 F2 is intended to help meet growing demand for reliable connectivity in the air, at sea and on the ground. It is aimed at supporting aviation and maritime services, as well as government and broadband customers across the Americas.
How does the ViaSat-3 constellation improve Viasat’s overall network capabilities?
With VS3 F1 already in service and VS3 F3 entering service across Asia-Pacific in August, the three-satellite ViaSat-3 constellation has tripled available bandwidth across Viasat’s global fleet. The company states that this provides greater scale, flexibility and reach, and introduces new forms of resilience to interference for government and commercial customers.
What technical advances does Viasat highlight for the ViaSat-3 satellites?
Viasat states that the ViaSat-3 satellites feature advanced adaptive beamforming for cost efficiencies and higher user speeds on forward and return links. The company also believes the satellites set new commercial standards for solar power generation and thermal dissipation, which it describes as critical for building economical data centers in space.