A launch delay won't dampen our spirits – we're just as excited to launch #ViaSat3Americas into orbit! Who's ready for tomorrow?! 🙌🚀🛰
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Viasat is a pioneering global technology company helping businesses, governments, and communities transform their world through connectivity. 🛰️
Joined September 2009
- We are targeting 8:26 p.m. ET for liftoff – in the meantime, our teams are keeping an eye on ground winds. The #ViaSat3Americas mission broadcast begins about 15 minutes before liftoff, tune in: bit.ly/3LgGfRz Image credit: @SpaceX
- #ICYMI The first of three ViaSat-3 satellites at the @Boeing factory in El Segundo, Calif., completed vibration tests, one of the milestones that qualify a spacecraft for the rigors of launch and harshness of space. Learn more about this milestone at: bit.ly/3Vj4pyN
- Confirming first signals have been received. 📡 Next up: #ViaSat3Americas will deploy its solar arrays and drift to its final orbital location at 88.9° west longitude.
- #ViaSat3Americas has successfully launched! 🛰 Many thanks to @SpaceX @BoeingSpace and our #Viasat team for their innovation and dedication to make it happen. 👏 🔗 Read our release: bit.ly/40PLPA8
- We're pleased to announce the appointment of Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) Chief and former Oklahoma Congressman James “Jim” Bridenstine to our Board of Directors: vsat.co/3mbx3AL $VSAT
- Separation confirmed! 🛰️ ViaSat-3 F2 has successfully separated from @ulalaunch's Atlas V rocket. Our satellite is now beginning its journey toward geostationary orbit – 22,236 miles above the Earth. vsat.co/vs3 #VS3 #ViaSat3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3F2
00:00 - A satellite haiku for you: Connecting the world, 🌎 An orbiting satellite, 🛰 Up in space it flies. 💫 Video credit: @SpaceX
00:00 - 3, 2, 1...LIFTOFF! 🚀 #ViaSat3Americas has lifted off from LC-39A onboard @SpaceX’s #FalconHeavy rocket.
- T-3 and the countdown is on.... 🚀 We’re just a few days away from liftoff of ViaSat-3 F2, the next ultra-high-capacity Ka-band satellite in our global, multi-orbit constellation. 🛰 Learn more about #ViaSat3: vsat.co/vs3
- #ViaSat3Americas has successfully separated from #FalconHeavy. Now begins the journey to geostationary orbit, 22,236 miles above the equator. Waiting on first signals.
- The #ViaSat3Americas mission broadcast has just begun – tune in now! 🚀🛰 bit.ly/3LgGfRz Image credit: SpaceX
- Let’s try that again - #Viasat3Americas is rescheduled for launch tonight from @NASAKennedy's Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in Florida. Our 57-minute launch window opens at 7:29 p.m. ET. 🚀We'll be providing updates all day! In the meantime, learn more: vsat.co/vs3
- The ViaSat-3 Americas mission; vehicle and payload remain healthy. The team is now targeting Sunday, April 30, which forecasts an 80% chance of favorable conditions during Falcon Heavy's launch window opening at 7:29 p.m. ET. 🚀 Stay tuned for ViaSat-3 Americas mission updates!
![[Photo credit: SpaceX]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fu49FaIWwAAF0dx.jpg)
