Success
ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)
Communications
United Launch Alliance(ULA)CommercialAtlas V 551
GTOorbit
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Flight Timeline
- T-00:02Ignition
- T+00:01Liftoff
- T+00:54Max-Q
- T+01:46SRB Separation
- T+03:14Fairing Separation
- T+04:23MECO
- T+04:29Stage 2 Separation
- T+04:39SES-1
- T+11:35SECO-1
- T+21:34SES-2
- T+26:55SECO-2
- T+3:26:00SES-3
- T+3:29:08SECO-3
- T+3:32:23Payload Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,117
ULA Mission
#169
Pad Launch
#119
Location Launch
#1,068
Designator
2025-261
Weather GO
99%
Launch Window
NET
Nov 14, 2025, 3:04 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Atlas V 551 Specs
Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with Boeing. Each Atlas V rocket uses a Russian-built RD-180 engine burning kerosene and liquid oxygen to power its first stage and an American-built RL10 engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to power its Centaur upper stage. The RD-180 engines are provided by RD Amross, while Aerojet Rocketdyne provides both the RL10 engines and the strap-on boosters used in some configurations. The standard payload fairing sizes are 4 or 5 meters in diameter and of various lengths. Fairings sizes as large as 7.2 m in diameter and up to 32.3 m in length have been considered. The rocket is assembled in Decatur, Alabama and Harlingen, Texas.
Length
59.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
573 t
Thrust
12,269 kN
LEO Capacity
18,850 kg
GTO Capacity
8,890 kg
GEO Capacity
3,850 kg
Launch Cost
$153M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2006
Fastest Turnaround
23d 19h
Total Launches
21
Successful
21
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
21
Maiden flight: Jan 19, 2006
Social Flight Log
- Nov 14, 2025, 11:01 AM
Launch success with satellite in contact.
Source - Nov 14, 2025, 3:04 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Nov 12, 2025, 3:28 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Nov 11, 2025, 1:51 PM
Updated launch weather, >95% GO.
Source - Nov 10, 2025, 7:31 PM
New launch window.
Source - Nov 8, 2025, 2:29 AM
NET November 14 UTC per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Nov 7, 2025, 2:08 AM
Scrubbed due to re-occurrence of Atlas V booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve issue, new date TBD.
Source - Nov 6, 2025, 10:17 PM
Updated launch weather, 50% GO.
Source - Nov 6, 2025, 4:34 AM
Weather is 80% favorable for launch.
Source - Nov 6, 2025, 3:52 AM
Scrubbed for the day due to valve issue; 24 hours recycle.
Source - Nov 6, 2025, 3:19 AM
Hold at T-4 minutes.
Source - Nov 3, 2025, 2:17 PM
Updated launch weather, 95% GO.
Source - Oct 28, 2025, 2:14 PM
Delayed to NET November 5 LT.
Source - Oct 22, 2025, 3:24 PM
GO for launch, NET November 3 LT.
Source - Sep 4, 2025, 12:35 PM
NET second half of October 2025.
Source - Aug 6, 2025, 12:48 AM
NET early Q4.
Source - May 1, 2025, 7:26 PM
NET late summer.
Source - Mar 8, 2025, 3:07 AM
NET summer 2025.
Source - Oct 10, 2024, 5:23 PM
NET 1H 2025.
Source - Feb 6, 2024, 11:55 PM
NET Q4 2024 (requires swapping of satellites with one originally planned as ViaSat-3 APAC, else NET 1H 2025).
Source - Oct 27, 2023, 2:20 AM
NET Q1 2024.
Source - Aug 5, 2023, 2:09 AM
NET late 2023, to be determined.
Source - Feb 8, 2023, 2:49 AM
NET September 2023
Source - Nov 11, 2022, 12:54 AM
NET summer 2023
Source
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Founded
2006
Administrator
Interim CEO: John Elbon
Total Launches
173
Successful
173
Failed
0
Pending
38
Consecutive Success
173
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Nov 13, 2025, 10:04 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778