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Next ViaSat-3 Satellite Set for October Launch

The ViaSat-3 Flight 2 satellite, which will more than double Viasat's bandwidth capacity, is scheduled to launch in the second half of October, the company said Thursday. United Launch Alliance is set to do the launch from Cape Canaveral Space…

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Force Station in Florida, it said. CEO Mark Dankberg said the F2 satellite "will significantly scale performance and number and density of users, and enable exciting new connectivity services alongside our in-flight entertainment and monetization business models." Viasat's F1 satellite, launched in 2023, developed antenna deployment problems that significantly reduced its capacity (see 2408050002).