| 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 | |
| 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.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| 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. |