Liftoff: Atlas V Rocket with ViaSat-3 F2 Communications Satellite | ULA

Liftoff: Atlas V Rocket with ViaSat-3 F2 Communications Satellite  | ULA

Watch the liftoff of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the 13,000-pound (6-metric-ton) ViaSat-3 F2 ultra-high-capacity broadband satellite. ULA launched the Atlas V at 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is traveling through space on its 3.5-hour mission to deliver the ViaSat-3 F2 ultra-high-capacity satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Watch the full launch webcast here: http://bit.ly/av_viasat

This new satellite will more than double the bandwidth capacity of ViaSat's existing fleet. ViaSat, Inc. is an American communications company based in Carlsbad, California, with additional operations across the United States and worldwide. ViaSat is a commercial provider of high-capacity broadband satellite services and secure networking systems.

United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The company designs, assembles, sells and launches rockets. The company uses rocket engines, solid rocket boosters, and other components supplied by other companies.

ViaSat: https://www.viasat.com

Video Credit: United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Duration: 17 seconds
Date: Nov. 13, 2025

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