ViaSat-1 High-Capacity Satellite Launch Successful

ViaSat Inc. has announced that International Launch Services has successfully launched ViaSat-1, the highest capacity satellite in the world. The Proton M launch vehicle lifted off from pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 11:48 am (PDT) October 19, followed by spacecraft separation from the launch vehicle at 9:12 pm, signal acquisition shortly thereafter, and finally deployment of both the north and south solar arrays. ViaSat-1 is designed to transform the economics and quality of service that satellite broadband can provide. More

(Source: MarketWatch - Oct 21)