{"id":6649,"date":"2024-08-07T19:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/viasat-3-f1-satellite-enters-commercial-service-for-aviation-customers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T11:40:30","slug":"viasat-3-f1-satellite-enters-commercial-service-for-aviation-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/viasat-3-f1-satellite-enters-commercial-service-for-aviation-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"ViaSat-3 F1 Satellite Enters Commercial Service for Aviation Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/viasat_3_cover_638586018789984832.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"ViaSat-3 F1 Satellite Enters Commercial Service for Aviation Customers\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/viasat_3_cover_638586018789984832.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/viasat_3_cover_638586018789984832.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Viasat, Inc., a global company in satellite communications, announced that ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) has entered commercial service and is now available for aviation customers operating over North America, including routes servicing Hawaii. This follows a period of testing and live trials, which took place during the first half of the calendar year (2024).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is exciting news for our aviation customers and the millions of passengers who use inflight Wi-Fi services powered by the Viasat network,&#8221; said <strong>Jimmy Dodd, President, Aviation segment at Viasat, Inc.<\/strong> &#8220;Bringing ViaSat-3 F1 into commercial service for aviation customers will significantly enhance the passenger experience available over North America, including streaming content and staying in touch with the world when flying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement is also a significant technical achievement for Viasat and signals the start of revenue generating services from the first of our three ground-breaking ViaSat-3 satellites,&#8221; added <strong>Craig Miller, President, Global Space Networks, Viasat, Inc.<\/strong> &#8220;A further two ViaSat-3 satellites are currently in the late stages of production and testing, including the successful completion of thermal vacuum testing on ViaSat-3 F3 recently and the successful completion of mechanical environmental testing on ViaSat-3 F2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ViaSat-3 F1 experienced an antenna deployment anomaly following its launch in April 2023. However, extensive in-orbit testing demonstrated that all other systems on the satellite were operating at or beyond expectations. And while the antenna deployment anomaly resulted in a significant reduction in overall capacity, the resiliency and high-performance specifications of the ViaSat-3 satellite system still allows the satellite to support high-speed broadband services for aviation customers over North America, where the satellite is deployed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s6p6L0EMdLw?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"fr-draggable\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viasat, Inc., a global company in satellite communications, announced that ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) has entered commercial service and is now available for aviation customers operating over North America, including routes servicing Hawaii. 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