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Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)

Atlas V 551 launched the ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) mission for United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on Nov 14, 2025 (UTC).

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Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 41 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)

Launched Nov 14, 2025 12:04:00 PMSuccess

Flight direction

90° E

estimated from the target orbit · inclination 28.6°

Flight path

First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)

Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.

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About the mission

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.

Mission description from Launch Library 2.

Launch time (your time zone)
Fri, Nov 14 · 12:04:00 PM
Status
Success
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance
Rocket
Atlas V 551
Mission type
Communications
Target orbit
GTO
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA