ViaSat to Start ViaSat-3 Broadband Satellite Payload Integration

The ViaSat-3 payload module structure, built by Boeing, was delivered for the start of payload integration and testing for the first ViaSat-3 class satellite, which is scheduled to start providing broadband over the Americas in 2020, ViaSat said Thursday. It said a subsequent ViaSat-3 satellite will target Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with the third planned for Asia-Pacific.