Troubled ViaSat-3 F1 Satellite Starts Commercial Operations

August 6, 2024 |Satellite

The ViaSat-3 F1 commenced offering commercial in-flight connectivity service over North America, the company said Monday. Viasat said its ViaSat-3 F2 and F3 high-throughput satellites are in the late stages of testing. It said antenna deployment problems that developed after F1's April 2023 launch (see 2307130003) caused a significant reduction in capacity, but it can support aviation connectivity over North America.