Unlike SpaceX’s Starlink, which relies on thousands of low-orbiting satellites to provide high-speed internet, the new Viasat network will only use three, high-capacity satellites that’ll operate at far higher, geostationary orbits.Īs the name suggests, ViaSat-3 Americas was designed to serve users in the North and South American markets with download speeds at over 100Mbps. ViaSat-3 Americas is the first satellite the company launched to power the next-generation ViaSat 3 constellation. The company noted it’s considering “redeploying satellites from Viasat’s extensive fleet to optimize global coverage, and/or reallocating a subsequent ViaSat-3 class satellite to provide additional Americas bandwidth.” Viasat has now been forced to consider contingency plans, which suggests the next-generation satellite could be seriously crippled. “This allows Viasat to reuse more of the capacity because we can downlink to so many spots simultaneously,” Viasat Senior Program Manager Peter Lauenstein said in September.
The reflector-the large yellow circle-is crucial to the satellite's performance the reflector is one of the largest ever sent into space, and is designed to boost the satellite’s broadband capacity.
“We sincerely appreciate their focused efforts and commitment.” “We’re working closely with the reflector’s manufacturer to try to resolve the issue,” Viasat CEO Mark Danberg says. The problem is serious enough that Viasat is warning it “may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite.”
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