https://spacewatch.global/tag/viasat/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/viasat/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/nasa-selects-volunteers-to-track-the-orion-spacecraft-during-its-artemis-ii-mission-around-the-moon/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70879 NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II test flight's journey around the Moon. This comes as the Agency shifts the mission's earliest possible launch date from February to March after concluding its wet dress rehearsal. The volunteers comprised established commercial service providers, members of academia, and individual amateur radio enthusiasts who will use their respective equipment to passively track radio waves transmitted by Orion during its approximately 10-day journey.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/blue-origins-new-glenn-vehicle-launches-rocket-labs-explorer-satellites-on-nasas-escapade-mission/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68976 The New Glenn orbital launch vehicle has completed its second mission, successfully deploying NASA's ESCAPADE twin-spacecraft. The launch took place from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The NASA and University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory ESCAPADE mission will use the pair of identical spacecraft to investigate how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the Red Planet’s atmospheric escape. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/space42-and-e-explore-partnership-to-extend-5g-direct-to-device-services/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68432 Space42 has signed an MoU with e& UAE, to explore collaboration in Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity. The partnership leverages Equatys, a D2D venture between Space42 and Viasat designed to enable seamless 5.5G connectivity across satellite and terrestrial networks. As a result, the collaboration supports both companies’ ambitions to expand D2D connectivity beyond traditional infrastructure.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/space42-and-viasat-to-launch-equatys-venture-for-global-direct-to-device-services/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67742 Space42 and Viasat, Inc. have announced their intention to form Equatys to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys will potentially unite satellite and terrestrial networks. It will leverage a 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Release compliant platform accessible to standard smartphones and IoT devices, extending service to billions of people and devices worldwide. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/eshailsat-and-viasat-energy-services-expand-regional-satellite-connectivity/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66852 Es’hailSat has announced that Viasat Energy Services has added satellite capacity on Es’hail-1 satellite located at the 25.5⁰ East hotspot. Viasat Energy Services aims to empower industrial companies to unlock the full value of digital transformation through optimized industry solutions, advanced global software, and secure communications infrastructure ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/ssc-awards-satcom-contracts-totaling-37-5-million-to-five-companies/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66659 USSF’s SSC has awarded a SATCOM – PTS-G contract totalling $37.5 million to five companies; Viasat, Inc., Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Astranis Space Technologies Corp, Intelsat General Communications LLC, and The Boeing Company. PTS-G aims to deliver resilience to military users worldwide with proliferated small satellites providing anti-jam capability in Geosynchronous orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/uk-space-agency-announce-new-funding-and-projects-at-the-uk-space-conference/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66338 The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded four new projects totaling £4.5 million to push the boundaries of satellite-based 5G and 6G systems as the UK government identifies satellite communications as one of five national space capability priorities. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/space42-and-viasat-to-explore-shared-global-5g-non-terrestrial-network-initiative/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64396 Space42 and Viasat Inc., have signed an MOU to explore ecosystem partnership options for developing a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) initiative. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/skyrora-leads-successful-inrange-static-test-in-the-uk/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62070 Skyrora, In partnership with Viasat and CGI, has completed a successful static ground test of InRange, a space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system. The InRange service intends to continuously transmit telemetry data during flight, from launch to payload deployment, reducing reliance on ground station communications and offering extra flexibility on launch location.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/space-norway-asbm-mission-launched-into-elliptical-orbit/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56558 Space Norway’s constellation of two large communication satellites have launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 04:02 AM Norwegian time, Monday morning, August 12. The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) went swimmingly with everything going according to plan. Space Norway has also reported receiving the first, crucial signals from both satellites. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-cyber-policy-the-need-for-executive-education/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56246 Many citizens and decision-makers continue to underestimate how reliant their daily lives and the economy at large have become on space infrastructure. Often, this is because the services powered or enabled by space are invisible or unknown to many. Yet satellite services have become thoroughly enmeshed with the global economy. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/fortitude-space-documentary-to-premiere-on-july-16/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56055 Following three years of production, FORTITUDE a new documentary featuring some of the leading names in the commercial space sector, will premier at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on July 16th. "FORTITUDE - Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy" was produced by director Torsten Hoffmann, whose previous documentaries include Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/northrop-grumman-ships-asbm-satellites-to-launch-site/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55790 Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered its two-satellite constellation to the launch site for Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). These satellites will bring commercial broadband and protected military satellite communications to the hard-to-reach northern polar region. ASBM is a joint effort between Space Norway, the Norwegian Armed Forces, the U.S. Space Force, Viasat and Northrop Grumman.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/viasat-wins-northrop-grumman-contract-to-support-afrl-initiative/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53899 Viasat, Inc. has won a contract from Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) initiative, called the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) Call 003 program – better known by its nickname 'Global Lightning.' As a result, the company's high-capacity geostationary satellites will support the program, which is connecting commercial space internet services for military users]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/viasat-demonstrates-uk-sovereign-satellite-navigation-overlay/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53314 Viasat, Inc. has demonstrated a UK satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, showing how highly accurate GPS data can maximize safety and improve efficiency. The test flight, from Cranfield Airport using the National Flying Laboratory Centre's Saab 340B aircraft showcased a UK-based SBAS that delivers more precise, reliable navigation data.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/viasat-supports-u-s-a-f-in-major-indo-pacific-military-exercise/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52121 Viasat, Inc. has successfully supported the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) during a major military exercise, Mobility Guardian 2023 (MG23), involving 3,000 personnel and 70 aircraft from the U.S. and Allied Forces. One of the biggest of the year, the Air Force exercise featured complex test flights and operational scenarios across 3,000 miles of the Pacific region, including over Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. U.S allies also participating in the exercise included Canada, France, New Zealand, and the U.K.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/esa-awards-inrange-contract-to-three-companies/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51692 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI a contract under the Commercial Space Transportation Services program to demonstrate InRange, a space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system which will benefit launch vehicle providers across the industry globally. InRange will enable Skyrora to achieve continuous transmission of telemetry data during flight, from launch to payload deployment.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/omnispace-and-lacuna-showcase-ngso-iot-satellite-connectivity/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51379 https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/viasat-provides-status-of-inmarsat-6-f2/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50728 Viasat Inc. has confirmed that its Inmarsat-6 F2 (I6 F2) satellite, which launched on February 18, 2023, has suffered a power subsystem anomaly during its orbit-raising phase. At this stage, Viasat and Airbus, the satellite’s manufacturer, are working to determine the root cause of the anomaly and assess whether the satellite will be able to perform its mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/malaysia-airlines-selects-viasat-for-in-flight-experience/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50698 Viasat Inc. has announced that Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, has selected the company to outfit the airline’s new Boeing 737-8 fleet with its wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system. In the pipeline, as part of its connectivity strategy, Malaysia Airlines will also introduce high-quality internet connectivity on its 737-8 aircraft. ]]>