Communications
VIASAT-3 F3
OperationalCommunicationsGEONORAD 68893
VIASAT-3 F3 is a United States communications satellite, launched on April 29, 2026 into GEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- April 29, 2026 at 02:13 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon Heavy →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,628 km
- Periapsis
- 29,866 km
- Inclination
- 1.45°
- Orbital period
- 1308.33 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 6,500 kg
- Dimensions
- 7 × 3 × 3 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-096A
- NORAD catalog №
- 68893
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational