[[Home|🏠]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> [[Partners]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> Viasat Website: https://www.viasat.com/ >[!Summary] >Viasat is a U.S.-based satellite communications company specializing in high-capacity broadband services for residential, commercial aviation, government, and defense markets. Known for its ViaSat-1, -2, and Global Xpress-compatible ViaSat-3 satellite series, the company operates a global Ka-band network and competes in the growing satcom sector alongside players like SES, Intelsat, and SpaceX. [Viasat acquired Inmarsat in 2023](https://spacenews.com/satellite-operators-viasat-and-inmarsat-complete-merger-deal/), significantly expanding its global mobility and government offerings. ## Space Systems ### Echo Echo is a technology demonstrator spacecraft, built on Rocket Lab's [[Pioneer]] bus, intended to showcase real-time, multi-band space relay services under [NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP)](https://www.nasa.gov/communicating-with-missions/communications-services-project/). Designed to support future LEO missions, Echo integrates Viasat’s Ka-band Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) terminal and InCommand L-band TT&C system, enabling low-latency data transfer via GEO and direct-to-ground links. The spacecraft will validate Viasat’s Integrated Space Access Network (ISAN) for flexible, application-driven routing, and serves as a key step in replacing NASA’s legacy TDRSS architecture. Launch is scheduled for early 2026. ![[Pasted image 20250803005903.jpg]]