NASA is just months away from closing off its data relay satellite fleet to new users in preparation for switching over to commercial alternatives.

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The broadband terminals will communicate with commercial satellite networks and with Spain’s next-generation military constellation

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ASBM-1 and ASBM-2 host payloads from the U.S. military, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and the commercial satellite operator Viasat

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Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat will design optical communications terminals for military spacecraft

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Geostationary fleet operator Viasat is talking to multiple low Earth orbit constellations to bring multi-orbit connectivity to all its mobile broadband services.

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Geostationary fleet operator Viasat is buying capacity from OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites for maritime customers in the latest multi-orbit challenge to Starlink’s growing dominance. 

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Viasat is considering investing in spacecraft with other Mobile Satellite Service operators as the promise of direct-to-smartphone technology drives unprecedented cooperation among historically isolated networks.

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The Pentagon is seeking $134 million in its fiscal year 2025 budget for “commercial satcom integration” compared to $71 million in 2024

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Spanish defense contractor Indra has teamed up with local air navigation services provider Enaire to order two satellites next year to test their proposed air traffic surveillance and communications constellation.

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The companies are working under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program

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The company plans to upgrade 105 ships under a 2022 agreement with the Military Sealift Command

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A group of satellite operators have joined forces to push the fledgling direct-to-smartphone market to adopt services using their radiowaves, rather than spectrum derived from terrestrial mobile network operators.

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Viasat expects to start providing Wi-Fi to planes by the end of June from ViaSat-3 F1, the satellite that lost more than 90% of its 1 terabit per second capacity after an antenna deployment failure last year.

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Viasat has successfully demonstrated a satellite navigation signal on an airplane that could help the United Kingdom replace capabilities lost after leaving the European Union, the operator announced Jan. 18. 

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Two satellites designed to bring mobile broadband coverage to the Arctic region for civilians and military users have completed key tests ahead of their planned launch next summer.

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A proposal to review satellite transmission power limits risks curtailing investments and innovation in geostationary orbit where space companies such as Viasat operate, an executive for the operator warned.

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Viasat expects to know next week what caused the antenna deployment issue that severely impaired its debut ViaSat-3 broadband satellite over the Americas, the operator’s CEO announced during earnings results Nov. 8.

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Viasat said Nov. 2 it is laying off 800 employees representing around 10% of its workforce as the satellite operator streamlines its business after buying Inmarsat.

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Delta Air Lines has picked Hughes Network Systems to upgrade the Wi-Fi on around 400 Boeing 717 and smaller regional jets serving North America that currently use Intelsat’s inflight connectivity services.

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Viasat has ruled out ordering a ViaSat-3 Americas replacement as it expects to recover a fraction of the satellite’s 1 terabit per second capacity, the operator said Oct. 12 around three months after disclosing its antenna issue.

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A top official with the U.S. Export-Import Bank says the export credit agency is considering proposals for more than $5 billion in satellite industry financing.

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The head of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) says the agency will emphasize space sustainability as the number of satellites grows.

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Viasat’s U.K. subsidiary is partnering with Oxford Space Systems, a British satellite antenna specialist, to develop a 50% lighter high-speed communications terminal to improve the mobility of dismounted soldiers.

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A new Inmarsat communications satellite has suffered an “unexpected anomaly,” the second in as many months for a Viasat-owned spacecraft that could create bigger headaches for the space insurance sector.

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