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Viasat

United States · 16 active payloads · 2 constellations

Official site
viasat.com
Also known as
Inmarsat · Viasat
Active payloads
16
On orbit
25
Total payloads
25
Decayed
0
Launches
25
Launched 365 d
2
Constellations
2
First launch
30 Oct 1990
Last launch
29 Apr 2026
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 23:36 UTC

Growth

Fleet growth by launch year

Payloads launched per year, split by current status01231990199620052011201720232026
  • Launched · still active
  • Launched · no longer active

Programmes

Constellations · 2

ConstellationServiceOrbitActiveTotal365 d
Viasat / Inmarsat fleetCommunicationsGEO14232

Launches

Launch history · 25 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellites
2026-09629 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2025-26114 Nov 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2023-06001 May 2023Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2023-02218 Feb 2023Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2021-12822 Dec 2021Tanegashima Space Center1
2019-08026 Nov 2019Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
2017-02515 May 2017Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2015-04228 Aug 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
2015-00501 Feb 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
2013-07308 Dec 2013Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
2013-03825 Jul 2013Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
2011-05919 Oct 2011Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
2008-03918 Aug 2008Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
2006-05408 Dec 2006Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
2005-04408 Nov 2005Sea Launch Odyssey platform (Pacific, equator)1
2005-00911 Mar 2005Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
1998-00604 Feb 1998Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
1997-02703 Jun 1997Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
1996-07018 Dec 1996Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
1996-05306 Sept 1996Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)1
1996-02003 Apr 1996Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
1992-02115 Apr 1992Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
1991-08416 Dec 1991Guiana Space Centre, Kourou1
1991-01808 Mar 1991Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
1990-09330 Oct 1990Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1

Fleet

Fleet sample

All satellites operated →
SatelliteNORADStatusOrbitMissionLaunchedPerigee
VIASAT-3 F368893ActiveGEOCommunications29 Apr 202635,785 km
VIASAT-3 F266454ActiveGEOCommunications14 Nov 202535,782 km
VIASAT-3 F156370ActiveGEOCommunications01 May 202335,784 km
INMARSAT 6-F150319ActiveGEOCommunications22 Dec 202135,786 km
INMARSAT GX544801ActiveGEOCommunications26 Nov 201935,779 km
INMARSAT 5-F442698ActiveGEOCommunications15 May 201735,786 km
INMARSAT 5-F340882ActiveGEOCommunications28 Aug 201535,782 km
INMARSAT 5-F240384ActiveGEOCommunications01 Feb 201535,779 km
INMARSAT 5-F139476ActiveGEOCommunications08 Dec 201335,785 km
ALPHASAT39215ActiveGEOUnknown25 Jul 201335,772 km
VIASAT-137843ActiveGEOCommunications19 Oct 201135,779 km
INMARSAT 4-F333278ActiveGEOCommunications18 Aug 200835,773 km
WILDBLUE-129643ActiveGEOCommunications08 Dec 200636,077 km
INMARSAT 4-F228899ActiveGEOCommunications08 Nov 200535,776 km
INMARSAT 4-F128628ActiveGEOCommunications11 Mar 200535,774 km
INMARSAT 3-F525153ActiveGEOCommunications04 Feb 199835,767 km

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%