VIASAT-3 F3

NORAD 68893· COSPAR 2026-096A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO

Launch

Launched on Apr 29, 2026 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon Heavy.

Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 03:33 UTC

Orbit class

GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)

Operator

Viasat

Country

United States

Manufacturer

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Launched

Apr 29, 2026

Mass

6,400 kg

Apogee

35,799 km

Perigee

35,791 km

Inclination

0.01°

Period

23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for VIASAT-3 F3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (18 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Raising

Change

+5382.5 km

Rate

+52.19 km/day

Now

35791 × 35799 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2026-096 (Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)).

FALCON HEAVY R/B · 68894

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