ViaSat-1 High-Capacity Satellite Launch Successful; 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.”


ViaSat aims to provide speedy and fast communication services as well as Internet and remote network access and it also presents networking products and organized network service. ViaSat-1 has been designed to transform the economics and quality of services which are provided by satellite broadband. It is expected that this technology will take satellite in improved strategic position in the market place of broadband services with the potential to serve the accelerating growth in bandwidth demand for multi-media Internet access over the coming decade.

ViaSat-1 Satellite now moving toward final orbital slot, Frank McKenna, ILS President 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.”

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