{"city":"Carlsbad","name":"Viasat","slug":"viasat","facts":[{"date":"2029-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"Space Compass SC-A commercial optical data relay mission planned for completion","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"Inmarsat-8 L-band safety communications and SBAS navigation mission planned for completion","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"contract","value":"Sixth HummingSat order; platform scheduled for on-orbit debut on the Intelsat 45 mission","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"customer","value":"JetBlue","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-09-16","type":"partnership","value":"Commitment with Space42 to establish Equatys for satellite-and-ground infrastructure","source":"www.powerelectronicsnews.com — 2026-09-16"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"partnership","value":"Network connectivity enhancement platform agreement with Space42","source":"rsshub.bkraju.com — 2026-09-14"}],"peers":[{"name":"AST SpaceMobile","rank":11,"slug":"ast-spacemobile","score":"84.5"},{"name":"Iridium","rank":24,"slug":"iridium","score":"79.5"},{"name":"SES","rank":39,"slug":"ses","score":"76.5"},{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","rank":40,"slug":"eutelsat-oneweb","score":"76"},{"name":"SKY Perfect JSAT","rank":41,"slug":"sky-perfect-jsat","score":"76"},{"name":"Globalstar","rank":46,"slug":"globalstar","score":"74.5"}],"stage":"Established","state":"California","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Viasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services.","list":"Space 100","rank":49,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":74,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Communications constellations"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-13","header":"SES selected Lyntris as payload integrator for its PTS-G satellite work.","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-10-13","header":"Viasat ordered multiple ALL.SPACE Hydra MAX terminals for resilient multi-orbit satellite communications.","outlet":"Satellite Evolution"},{"date":"2026-09-23","header":"Viasat awarded $42 million task order for Marine Corps managed satcom services","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-09-21","header":"ViaSat-3 satellite constellation completed with final satellite entering service","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-09-16","header":"Viasat and Space42 commit up to $1B to establish Equatys joint venture for satellite-and-ground infrastructure","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-09-14","header":"Space42 and Viasat sign $1 billion network connectivity enhancement platform agreement","outlet":"36Kr newsflashes"}],"website":"https://viasat.com","category":"Space · Applications","categories":[{"name":"Connectivity","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Applications"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:19:36.455605+00:00","facts_total":60,"positioning":"Viasat is a US satellite-communications company (FY26 record revenue of $4.64B, +2.7%; awards $4.9B) with all three ViaSat-3 satellites launched, though its F1 flagship operates at under 10% of design capacity after an antenna anomaly. It has 4,450 commercial aircraft in-flight-connectivity systems in service (+10%, a 1,000-aircraft backlog) and 1,315 NexusWave vessels, though its maritime business did not turn the corner per the CFO. Its forward story is the Equatys D2D shared-spectrum venture with Space42 (up to 2,800 satellites, Viasat as initial technology prime).","sub_category":"Connectivity","signals_total":38,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/viasat","title":"Viasat · space, Carlsbad, California, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Viasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services. Space 100 rank 49 (score 74) 38 signals and 60 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}