{"id":775724,"date":"2026-09-19T11:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775724\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:28:13","slug":"final-viasat-3-enters-service-as-ses-wraps-up-o3b-mpower-launch-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775724\/","title":{"rendered":"Final ViaSat-3 enters service as SES wraps up O3b mPower launch campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 The third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has entered service over the Americas, the U.S. operator announced Sept. 17, days after SpaceX launched the final three spacecraft for Luxembourg-based SES\u2019 O3b mPower network.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Rainbow writes about satellite telecom, finance and commercial markets for SpaceNews. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. Previously, he was Group Editor-in-Chief for Finance Information Group,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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