ViaSat-1 High-Capacity Satellite Launch Successful and ViaSat-1 Satellite now moving toward final orbital slot, ILS President Frank McKenna said “It is always an honor to be entrusted to launch any of our customers’ satellites on ILS Proton. With ViaSat-1, it is especially so, as we support ViaSat’s innovative business plan for expanded high-speed broadband services with the launch of the most powerful all Ka-band satellite ever built. On behalf of ILS and Khrunichev, we congratulate ViaSat on achieving this milestone in enhancing the availability and quality of high-speed broadband across North America and Hawaii.”
With the launch of ViaSat-1, ViaSat has set new standards and particularly ViaSat-1 is blessing for the providers and users of broadband services. As a matter of fact broadband customers have become double as compare to last year and it’s time to cater their demands in a well organized manner. ViaSat-1 is a high capacity satellite and it is expected that it will serve the needs of maximum customers.
Chairman and CEO of ViaSat Mark Dankberg said, “The launch of ViaSat-1 is the result of a fantastic team effort by all of the 2,000-plus people at ViaSat. We’ve come a long, long way, and we believe this satellite, combined with the skills and resources we’ve assembled throughout the company, will give a big boost to the satellite industry and our customers. We really appreciate the support of our launch team – ILS, Krunichev, Loral, and Telesat – in bringing it to fruition. The ViaSat-1 launch is a big step in fulfilling our vision for advanced Ka-band networks. We aim to begin consumer service by the end of 2011, and in-flight Wi-Fi service on JetBlue next year, along with several other new, exciting applications.”
Something about ViaSat-1;
- Type: ViaSat-1 is Ka-Band Spot Beam
- Manufacturer: Space System Lorals
- Launch Partners: International Launch Services
Tags: Baikonur Cosmodrome, bandwidth, broadband, Eutelsat, International Launch Services, Internet, Kazakhstan, Krunichev, multimedia, satellite, technology, Telesat, ViaSat
awesome this launch is the practical demonstration of creativity of whole ViaSat team.