Viasat: Commercial (United States), launches, rockets and satellites

Industry / Companies / Viasat

0Orbital launches

0All launches (incl. suborbital)

5Satellites in orbit

1Satellites built

0Rockets / spacecraft

Viasat is a commercial company based in the United States, founded in 1986. Our records show 5 satellites in orbit.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Sources disagree.
Founding year: Launch Library 2 says 1986; GCAT (J. McDowell) says 2007
We show the value from the most detailed source and flag the difference instead of guessing.

Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

International Maritime Satellite Organization Ltd, Viasat 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit WildBlue Communications Inc. (Viasat) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit

In the news

Recent headlines

K2 Space, Rocket Lab win key supplier roles in Space Force satcom program SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2026
Europe’s satellite spectrum proposal clouds SpaceX and Viasat plans SpaceNews · 27 May 2026
Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network SpaceNews · 22 May 2026
Falcon Heavy Returns with ViaSat-3 F3 Space Scout · 29 Apr 2026
SpaceX launches 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX seeks second attempt at Falcon Heavy launch following weather scrub on Monday Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2026
Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026
Viasat sees orbital data center partnership opportunity SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2026
Space-enabled air traffic control takes flight globally ESA · 11 Dec 2025

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Provenance

Where this comes from

This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
Verification status: cross-checked across sources, not yet reviewed by a person. How we build and check this data.

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.