Viasat has switched launchers for their upcoming ViaSat2 launch in early 2017. Jitters over, still to test launch, SpaceX Falcon Heavy readiness.
Appears one of the ViaSat3 (of maybe 3 the same) will launch on Falcon Heavy around the 2020 time frame. 2nd ViaSat3 is for Europe.
Hughesnet had already switched launchers (from Ariane5 to the Atlas5) in 2015 for the Echostar19/Jupiter2 http://spacenews.com/echostar-books-a-commercial-atlas-5-for-jupiter-2/. Late 2016 - Early 2017 launch.
ViaSat appears to have traded Falcon Heavy launch of ViaSat-2 for later FH launch of a ViaSat-3, OK'ing ViaSat-2 to Arianespace i Q1 2017.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/697167494969217024
ViaSat: Boeing, which is finishing our ViaSat-2, will build 1st two ViaSat-3 sats -- a terabit per sec of throughput each.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/697165514142052353
Today's announcements mean ViaSat moving forward, fast, on global 1Tbps-per-sat, 3-sat, Ka-band system. And a new ViaSat/Eutelsat deal too.
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/697166808449740800
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