Norcross, GA - ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has received a firm-fixed-price contract from the Swedish Space Corporation for a high performance Data Reception and Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) ground system for its Esrange facilities near Kiruna, Sweden.

The 7-meter full motion satellite tracking system includes a Dual Drive elevation/azimuth/train pedestal, an autotracking X-Band selectable polarization receive feed, an autotracking S-Band simultaneous dual polarization receive/transmit feed, X-band converters suited for fiber optics, and other RF and fiber optic equipment. The system also includes ViaSat's new series 3880 Antenna Control Unit, plus a local monitor and control computer with remote capability.

The satellite ground system will be able to receive data from the most advanced earth observation satellites, using high-bandwidth X-band data downlinks. In addition, full S-Band TT&C uplink and downlink functions are part of the system, which complements Swedish Space Corporation's showplace of antenna systems. After design and manufacturing in ViaSat's Satellite Ground Systems facilities in Norcross, the system will be staged and tested at its pattern and boresight range. ViaSat will then integrate, install, test and commission the equipment on-site near Kiruna, north of the Artic Circle.

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, easy, and efficient communications to any location. ViaSat has a full line of VSAT products for data and voice applications, and is rapidly building market share in Ka-band satellite systems, from user terminals to large gateways. Other products include information security devices, tactical communication radios, and communication simulators. ViaSat has locations in Carlsbad, CA, and Norcross, GA, along with its Comsat Laboratories technology development division in Clarksburg, MD. Additional field offices are located in Boston, MA, Washington/Baltimore, Australia, Italy, China, and India.

Safe Harbor Statement
Portions of this release, particularly statements about future capabilities of the tracking systems, may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. ViaSat wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to: contractual problems, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the telecommunications industry generally. The Company refers you to the documents it files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Factors That May Affect Future Performance in the Company's Form 10-K, which contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements.

Comsat Labs and Comsat Laboratories are tradenames of ViaSat, Inc. Neither Comsat Labs nor Comsat Laboratories is affiliated with COMSAT Corporation. 'Comsat' is a registered trademark of COMSAT Corporation.

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