ViaSat-3 F2 Launch Update

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 22, 2025 – The ViaSat-3 F2 launch campaign has continued to complete significant milestones in the lead up to launch.  The spacecraft has successfully completed standalone launch site testing, been mated to the launch vehicle payload adapter, and it has now been encapsulated in the payload fairing in preparation to join its Atlas V rocket later this week. Viasat’s launch partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) has provided the following update on the ViaSat-3 F2 launch schedule:
 

United Launch Alliance Atlas V ViaSat-3 Flight 2 Planned for Nov. 3

The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat is planned for no earlier than Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, pending range approval.

The launch is scheduled for 10:36 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
 

 

We are grateful to our launch partner and for the Viasat, ULA and Boeing teams on the ground in Cape Canaveral who have been working tirelessly through the unusual weather challenges to stay on track for a successful launch.
 

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