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Viasat to buy Swissto12’s 7th small-GEO satellite, growing HummingSat orders to four after Inmarsat deal

Swissto12 says the undisclosed customer for its 7th small-GEO satellite is Viasat. The order expands Viasat’s Swissto12 HummingSat backlog to four spacecraft, following Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat—adding another GEO node to its connectivity-focused satellite plans.

Discovered 2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00 | 2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The HummingSat follow-on order (now four spacecraft) provides a clearer view of how Viasat is scaling GEO capacity in support of broader satcom service continuity and network buildout, reinforcing momentum seen in its GEO constellation completion efforts (SpaceX completes Viasat’s GEO constellation with final ViaSat-3 satellite launch).
  • For Swissto12, a reported expansion of repeat customer demand validates the commercial traction of its micro-/small-GEO approach highlighted in its earlier positioning around flexible payload delivery (Swissto12's micro-GEO push: flexible payloads and the sovereign-space case).
  • The link to Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition underscores how consolidation is translating into hardware pipeline decisions—potentially accelerating the timelines and capacity commitments behind next-generation satcom offerings.

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