July 13, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. — The payload for Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has arrived in California to be integrated with a Boeing chassis, the operator said July 13.
The high-throughput payload traveled by truck from Viasat’s facility in Tempe, Arizona, to Boeing in El Segundo, where it will also undergo environmental tests in preparation for launch.
The first Ka-band ViaSat-3 satellite was integrated with Boeing’s 702 satellite bus platform last year. This satellite is slated to launch to geostationary orbit (GEO) later in 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to cover the Americas.
The second ViaSat-3 is due to launch about six months after the first to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The third and final ViaSat-3 is on track to launch about six months after that to expand the company’s coverage over Asia-Pacific.
https://spacenews.com/second-viasat-3-payload-arrives-in-california-for-integration/
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