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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Satellite Successfully Communicating with WildBlue Network Gateway and Satellite Broadband Terminals
High-speed email, web browsing, and video are all part of first satellite transmissions
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Satellite Reaches Geosynchronous Orbit
Post-launch operations on schedule with satellite ready to begin in-orbit testing
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Ready to Ship With Launch Set for September
CARLSBAD, Calif. , July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that construction of the ViaSat -1 high-capacity satellite is complete and that the spacecraft is being prepared for shipment to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan .
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Named Winner in Telecommunications Category for TechAmerica Foundation American Technology Awards
High-capacity satellite system architecture chosen for award by industry experts
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Launch Scheduled For October 19
Spacecraft fueled and ready for attachment to Proton M launch vehicle
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 Launch Scheduled For Mid-October Following Proton-M Configuration Issue During Launch of Russian Federal Mission with Express AM4
CARLSBAD, Calif. , Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that the launch of the ViaSat -1 high-capacity satellite, previously set for the end of September, is now scheduled for mid-October. The delay is due to the launch failure of the Russian Federal Mission with
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 High-Capacity Satellite Launch Successful
Satellite now moving toward final geosynchronous orbital slot
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Toggle Summary ViaSat-1 and Exede Service Win 2012 Popular Science Best of What's New Award
Acknowledged as challenging the view of what's possible
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Toggle Summary Viasat, Visiontec Partner to Bring High-Speed, High-Quality Satellite Internet to Brazil
SAO PAULO , June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc.  (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global communications company, and Visiontec , a Brazilian-based satellite products distribution company, have partnered to bring high-speed satellite internet to Brazil . Through this relationship, Visiontec serves as Viasat's
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Toggle Summary Viasat, Visiontec Broaden Brazilian Partnership to Focus on Delivering High-Speed, High-Quality Satellite Internet to Homes across Brazil
SÃO PAULO, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, and Visiontec , a Brazilian-based satellite products distribution company, announced today they have expanded their partnership to focus on bringing fast, reliable internet service to residential
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