Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ViaSat-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
ViaSat, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-115 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000249077819027173 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6740 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
19-10-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2011-059A |
NORAD Number |
37843 |
Comments |
Provide much faster Internet service to more than 1 million customers outside the reach of cable or DSL services at similar prices to existing satellite broadband; also using capacity to power in-flight Internet service by JetBlue, as well as defense and other uses. |