Viasat-3 EMEA

Geostationary communications satellite. Viasat-3 EMEA was launched on November 14, 2025 aboard a Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-261ANORAD 66454United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Viasat-3 EMEA
Payload designation: Viasat-3.2
International designator: 2025-261A
NORAD catalog number: 66454
GCAT identifier: S66454

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Viasat
Owner: ViaSat
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus): BSS-702MP+

Launch

Date: November 14, 2025 · 03:04 UTC
Launch record: 2025-261Success
Rocket: Atlas V 551
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 19,641 km
Apogee: 31,254 km
Inclination: 3.88°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 14, 2025

Size

Mass: 6,400 kg
Dry mass: 3,500 kg
Length: 7.0 m
Diameter: 3.00 m
Span: 44.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q136790276 (CC0).