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ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)

Falcon HeavySpaceXLaunch Complex 39A
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · 02:13 PM UTC

Mission Brief

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

PayloadViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages3
PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WeatherThick Cloud Layers Rule, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.608°N
Longitude
80.604°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

85%
GO
Favorable1 active constraints
Weather Rules
Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Primary concern
Thick Cloud Layers Rule
Rule count
1
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

02:13 PM UTC - 03:38 PM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon Heavy

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload63,800 kg
Launches850
Successes706

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Schedule History

Only meaningful launch-time and status changes are shown.

2
Apr 2902:13 PM
Apr 2902:13 PM
Go → Success

Schedule updated

Apr 2702:21 PM
Apr 2902:13 PM

Schedule updated