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Viasat / Inmarsat fleet

Viasat · United States

Median orbit
35,782 km · 0.0°
Active
14
Inactive
3
Decayed
0
On orbit
23
Total launched
23
Launches
23
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
2
First launch
30 Oct 1990
Last launch
29 Apr 2026
Activity scorederived
1.4
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:51 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month05101520251990199619982011201720232026

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month00.20.40.60.811990-101996-041998-022011-102017-052023-052026-04

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram051024K km26K km28K km30K km32K km34K km36K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram05100°2°4°6°8°10°12°14°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
35,780 km0.00°8

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 23 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2026-09629 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2025-26114 Nov 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2023-06001 May 2023Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2023-02218 Feb 2023Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2021-12822 Dec 2021Tanegashima Space Center11
2019-08026 Nov 2019Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
2017-02515 May 2017Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2015-04228 Aug 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2015-00501 Feb 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2013-07308 Dec 2013Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2011-05919 Oct 2011Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2008-03918 Aug 2008Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2006-05408 Dec 2006Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
2005-00911 Mar 2005Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
1998-00604 Feb 1998Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
1997-02703 Jun 1997Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1996-07018 Dec 1996Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1996-05306 Sept 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
1996-02003 Apr 1996Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1992-02115 Apr 1992Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1991-08416 Dec 1991Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1991-01808 Mar 1991Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1990-09330 Oct 1990Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
VIASAT-3 F368893Active29 Apr 202635,785 km35,789 km0.01°
VIASAT-3 F266454Active14 Nov 202535,782 km35,791 km0.02°
VIASAT-3 F156370Active01 May 202335,784 km35,790 km0.02°
INMARSAT 6-F255683Unknown18 Feb 202322,669 km48,521 km5.75°
INMARSAT 6-F150319Active22 Dec 202135,786 km35,787 km0.02°
INMARSAT GX544801Active26 Nov 201935,779 km35,796 km0.02°
INMARSAT 5-F442698Active15 May 201735,786 km35,788 km0.03°
INMARSAT 5-F340882Active28 Aug 201535,782 km35,791 km0.02°
INMARSAT 5-F240384Active01 Feb 201535,779 km35,788 km0.02°
INMARSAT 5-F139476Active08 Dec 201335,785 km35,788 km0.02°
VIASAT-137843Active19 Oct 201135,779 km35,796 km0.02°
INMARSAT 4-F333278Active18 Aug 200835,773 km35,798 km4.38°

Timeline

Events

All events →
  1. Decommission

    INMARSAT 3-F1 reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  2. Decommission

    INMARSAT 3-F2 reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%

  3. Decommission

    INMARSAT 3-F3 reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence 80%