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The ViaSat-3 F3 satellite will launch via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Center on April 27.
Viasat will not replace the malfunctioning Americas satellite and will proceed with three satellites total.
KEY POINTS
- Due to F1's failure, the second satellite was redirected from Europe to cover the Americas.
- Europe now lacks a dedicated ViaSat-3 satellite and will rely on Viasat's older KA-SAT and S-EAN satellites.
- Despite F1's $700 million malfunction, the Asia-Pacific-targeted F3 satellite will launch April 27 on Falcon Heavy.
- ViaSat-3 F2 alone could double Viasat’s total fleet bandwidth when fully operational.
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