Troubled ViaSat-3 F1 Satellite Starts Commercial Operations
The ViaSat-3 F1 commenced offering commercial in-flight connectivity service over North America, the company said Monday. Viasat said its ViaSat-3 F2 and F3 high-throughput satellites are in the late stages of testing. It said antenna deployment problems that developed after…
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F1's April 2023 launch (see 2307130003) caused a significant reduction in capacity, but it can support aviation connectivity over North America.