Launch Details

Space launch mission information

Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)

Launch Successful
26 days ago11/14/2025, 3:04:00 AM
Atlas V 551 | ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)

Mission Description

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Launch Videos

Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

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Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

ULA Launches Atlas V 551 Viasat-3 F2

ULA Launches Atlas V 551 Viasat-3 F2

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Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 launches ViaSat-3 F2 communications satellite

Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 launches ViaSat-3 F2 communications satellite

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Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2

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Mission Updates

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2/6/2024, 11:55:58 PM

NET Q4 2024 (requires swapping of satellites with one originally planned as ViaSat-3 APAC, else NET 1H 2025).

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10/27/2023, 2:20:50 AM

NET Q1 2024.

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8/5/2023, 2:09:32 AM

NET late 2023, to be determined.

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2/8/2023, 2:49:46 AM

NET September 2023

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11/11/2022, 12:54:03 AM

NET summer 2023

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10/10/2024, 5:23:00 PM

NET 1H 2025.

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3/8/2025, 3:07:00 AM

NET summer 2025.

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5/1/2025, 7:26:00 PM

NET late summer.

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8/6/2025, 12:48:00 AM

NET early Q4.

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9/4/2025, 12:35:00 PM

NET second half of October 2025.

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10/22/2025, 3:24:00 PM

GO for launch, NET November 3 LT.

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10/28/2025, 2:14:00 PM

Delayed to NET November 5 LT.

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11/3/2025, 2:17:00 PM

Updated launch weather, 95% GO.

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11/6/2025, 3:19:00 AM

Hold at T-4 minutes.

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11/6/2025, 3:52:00 AM

Scrubbed for the day due to valve issue; 24 hours recycle.

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11/6/2025, 4:34:00 AM

Weather is 80% favorable for launch.

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11/6/2025, 10:17:00 PM

Updated launch weather, 50% GO.

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11/7/2025, 2:08:00 AM

Scrubbed due to re-occurrence of Atlas V booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve issue, new date TBD.

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11/8/2025, 2:29:00 AM

NET November 14 UTC per marine navigation warnings.

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11/10/2025, 7:31:00 PM

New launch window.

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11/11/2025, 1:51:00 PM

Updated launch weather, >95% GO.

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11/12/2025, 3:28:00 PM

GO for launch.

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11/14/2025, 3:04:00 AM

Liftoff.

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11/14/2025, 11:01:00 AM

Launch success with satellite in contact.

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Launch Details

Launch Window

11/14/2025, 3:04:00 AM

to 11/14/2025, 3:48:00 AM

Rocket Details

Atlas V 551

Family: Atlas

Variant: 551

Launch Facility

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA