Viasat schedules ViaSat‑3 F2 launch on ULA Atlas V‑551 for mid–late October 2025; expects >2x bandwidth

Viasat said its ViaSat‑3 Flight 2 (F2) satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V‑551 from Cape Canaveral SLC‑41 in mid‑to‑late October 2025, a mission the company says will more than double its global bandwidth capacity.

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The ViaSat‑3 F2 flight, slated for mid–late October from SLC‑41 on an Atlas V‑551, is the second ViaSat‑3 spacecraft and is expected to more than double Viasat's bandwidth capacity, materially increasing GEO broadband supply for the operator. See ULA's recent use of Atlas V for broadband constellation launches: https://hype.aero/?story=20d9ef77-ad5f-41ea-b2df-0777ab70dadd
A >2x capacity boost directly impacts Viasat's service rollout, capacity planning and customer commitments across commercial and government accounts, altering short‑term market capacity dynamics.
The mission complements Viasat's expanding space‑to‑ground capabilities, coming after the company's announcement of its HaloNet mobile ground platform for agile, secure connectivity: https://hype.aero/?story=05afc2dc-1dd1-4b81-a0ea-b9a2a5c720fc

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