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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 551Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)
Launched
November 14, 2025 · 03:04 UTC
Summary
ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 14, 2025 at 03:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 03:48 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 169th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,117th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Atlas V 551 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Viasat-3 EMEA, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 12,259 × 23,681 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2United Launch Alliance
- Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 launches ViaSat-3 F2 communications satelliteSpaceflight Now
- ULA Launches Atlas V 551 Viasat-3 F2NASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 551 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for VSAT
- Milestone
- 18th Atlas V 551 flight · 4th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 169th launch5th this yearhumanity's 7,117th orbital launch attempt268th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Viasat-3 EMEA · NORAD 66454 · 2025-261 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- VIASAT-3 F2
- Object ID
- 2025-261A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-14 06:36:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28613637 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.23461793
- Inclination
- 5.9996°
- Ascending node
- 294.4656°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.9163°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.008°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Flight timeline
- T−2SIgnition
- T+1SLiftoff
- T+54SMax-Q
- T+1M46SSRB Separation
- T+3M14SFairing Separation
- T+4M23SMECO
- T+4M29SStage 2 Separation
- T+4M39SSES-1
- T+11M35SSECO-1
- T+21M34SSES-2
- T+26M55SSECO-2
- T+3H26MSES-3
- T+3H29M8SSECO-3
- T+3H32M23SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Viasat-3 EMEA · NORAD 66454 · in orbit
Centaur AV-100 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
119th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 5th this year · 1,068th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 13, 10:04 PM EST, at night
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success with satellite in contact.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/14/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2025 · source
Updated launch weather, >95% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2025 · source
New launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/10/2025 · source
NET November 14 UTC per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/8/2025 · source
Scrubbed due to re-occurrence of Atlas V booster liquid oxygen tank vent valve issue, new date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2025 · source
Updated launch weather, 50% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/6/2025 · source
Weather is 80% favorable for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/6/2025 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to valve issue; 24 hours recycle.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/6/2025 · source
Questions
When did ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) launch?
ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) launched on November 14, 2025 at 03:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:04 to 03:48 UTC.
Where can I watch ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)?
Coverage: Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2; Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 launches ViaSat-3 F2 communications satellite; ULA Launches Atlas V 551 Viasat-3 F2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA)?
Atlas V 551, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 551 spec sheet
Where did ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 13, 10:04 PM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) reach?
Viasat-3 EMEA, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 12,259 × 23,681 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did ViaSat-3 F2 (ViaSat-3 EMEA) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).