ViaSat-1
October 2, 2011. The Proton-M space rocket with the ViaSat-1 spacecraft is being rolled out to the launch complex of site 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The train is being pulled by a TEM2UM-4014 diesel locomotive. The rocket was launched at 22:48 Moscow time on October 19, 2011. | |
| Names | VS-1, VIASAT-IOM |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | Viasat Inc. / Telesat |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-059A |
| SATCAT no. | 37843 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 14 years, 10 months, 25 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,740 kg (14,860 lb) |
| Dry mass | 3,650 kg (8,050 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 October 2011, 18:48:58 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Contractor | International Launch Services |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 115.1° west |
| Perigee altitude | 35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.00 degrees |
| Period | 1436.10 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 04:39:48 UTC |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 56 Ka-band |
| Coverage area | Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada |
ViaSat-1 is a high throughput communications satellite owned by Viasat Inc. and Telesat Canada. Launched October 19, 2011 aboard a Proton rocket, it held the Guinness record for the world's highest capacity communications satellite with a total capacity in excess of 140 Gbit/s, more than all the satellites covering North America combined, at the time of its launch.