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Viasat Confirms ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite is Scheduled to Launch on April 18, 2023
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today confirmed the scheduled launch date for
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[{"type":"text","content":"CARLSBAD, Calif., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today confirmed the scheduled launch date for the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite is April 18, 2023 during an approximately one-hour long launch window opening at 7:29pm EDT. The ViaSat-3 satellite will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\nThe satellite will be sent into geostationary transfer orbit by the launch vehicle and will provide broadband services from an orbital slot located at 88.9° west longitude.\nAbout ViaSat-3\nThe ViaSat-3 class of Ka-band satellites are expected to provide the best bandwidth economics in the industry with substantial flexibility to move and concentrate that capacity virtually anywhere there is demand - whether it is on land, in the ocean or in the air. The first two satellites are planned to focus on the Americas and on EMEA, respectively, and the ViaSat-3 EMEA satellite is now in environmental testing in Boeing's El Segundo, California factory. The third ViaSat-3 satellite is now undergoing final payload integration and testing at Viasat's Tempe, Arizona facility and will focus on the Asia Pacific region, completing Viasat's global service coverage.\nFor more information on the ViaSat-3 constellation, visit: viasat.com/space-innovation/satellite-fleet/viasat-3/\nFor press resources, please visit: news.viasat.com/newsroom/press-resources\nForward-Looking Statements \nThis 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 about the performance, capabilities and anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 class satellites, including projected bandwidth economics, coverage and flexibility; the timing of transport and launch of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite; the process and timing of bringing the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite into service; and the construction and testing of the ViaSat-3 EMEA and ViaSat-3 APAC satellites. 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 the construction,...