ViaSat-2

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ViaSat-2
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Mission typeCommunication
OperatorViaSat
SATCAT no.Template:Wd
Mission duration15 years (planned)
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Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerBoeing
Launch massTemplate:Cvt[1]
BOL mass6,418 kg
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Start of mission
Launch dateJune 1, 2017
RocketAriane 5
ContractorArianespace
Deployment dateJune 1, 2017
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Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude69.9° West
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Transponders
BandKa-band
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ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite launched June 1, 2017 and went live late February 2018. It was advertised to be the world's highest capacity communications satellite with a throughput of 300 Gbit/s, exceeding that of HughesNet EchoStar XIX, which launched in December 2016.[2] It is the second Ka-band satellite launched by ViaSat after ViaSat-1. The satellite provides internet service through ViaSat (Exede prior to rebranding) to North America, parts of South America, including Mexico and the Caribbean, and to air and maritime routes across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.[1]

History

In May 2013, ViaSat gave the construction contract of the satellite to Boeing.[3] On May 1, 2014 ViaSat sold capacity on the satellite to Xplornet Communications.[4][5] In January 2015, ViaSat gave the launch contract to SpaceX in an uncontested auction.[6] After SpaceX CRS-7 exploded after launch in June 2015, concerns arose that the investigation may affect the mission's launch window.[7][8] On February 9, 2016 Arianespace announced it had won contracts to launch ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 in 2017 and 2019, respectively.[9]

ViaSat-2 was launched on June 1, 2017 by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.[10][11] The launch date was originally set for April 25, 2017 but was delayed due to social unrest affecting the spaceport area.[12][13] ViaSat-2 successfully arrived in geostationary orbit at 69.9 degrees west longitude on December 5, 2017. The satellite employed a hybrid propulsion approach, using both traditional chemical as well as electric propulsion. The chemical propulsion subsystem was responsible for initial orbit raising and performing according to plan, setting the state for the follow-on ascent to geostationary orbit using electric propulsion, which was completed the last week of November 2017. Viasat spacecraft partner, Boeing Satellite Systems International, controlled and monitored ViaSat-2 throughout the orbit raising process, flying the satellite from its Mission Control Center in El Segundo, California.[14]

Functionality

The $600 million satellite was intended to have a 300 Gbit/s throughput, up from ViaSat-1's 140 Gbit/s in 2011.[2] It uses Ka-band frequencies.[15]

Problems with two of the four Ka-band antennae, leading to a less optimal coverage pattern than designed[16] have reduced throughput to 260 Gbit/s.[17]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baumgartner, Jeff (June 2, 2017). "ViaSat 2 Launches With Big Broadband Potential". Multichannel News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anselmo, Joe; Shay, Lee Ann (Apr 26, 2017). "Meet The World's Most Advanced Telecom Satellite". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ViaSat Announces Next Generation Broadband Satellite" (Press release). ViaCom. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Xplornet Acquires Canadian Capacity on ViaSat-2 Satellite". May 1, 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Caleb (October 2, 2014). "Xplornet Charts Path to 100 Mbps Broadband Speed Using HTS". Satellite Today. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Selding, Peter (November 14, 2014). "ViaSat-2 Launch Contract Goes to SpaceX as Arianespace Sits out Competition". Space News. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Falcon 9 failure deals blow to inflight high-speed Internet schemes". Runway Girl Network. June 28, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davenport, Christian (June 28, 2015). "SpaceX's rocket just exploded. Here's why that's such a big deal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arianespace to Launch Two ViaSat High Capacity Satellites" (Press release). Arianespace. February 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ViaSat Confirms the ViaSat-2 Satellite is Scheduled to Launch on June 1, 2017" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved 30 Apr 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bon Chance! Arianespace Celebrates Launch of ViaSat-2 and EUTELSAT 172B". Satnews. Retrieved 1 Jun 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ViaSat's results mixed for quarter; sets April 25 launch for latest satellite". San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 16 Mar 2017.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ViaSat's satellite launch delayed due to civil unrest in French Guiana". San Diego Union-Tribune. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ViaSat-2 Receives and Transmits First Data from Space". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 5 Dec 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Selding, Peter (17 May 2013). "ViaSat-2's 'First of its Kind' Design Will Enable Broad Geographic Reach". Space News. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de Selding, Peter. "ViaSat's Mark Dankberg: Cause of defect on two ViaSat-2 antennas remains a mystery".
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Caleb. "Viasat preps big insurance claim for ViaSat-2 antenna anomaly".

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