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Viasat, trading as VSAT, provides satellite broadband, in-flight Wi-Fi, and defense communications, having acquired Inmarsat in 2023 for $7.3 billion.
VSATACTIVEGlobal communications company providing satellite broadband, in-flight connectivity, maritime and government satellite services, and defense communications. It completed its acquisition of Inmarsat in May 2023, a deal valued at $7.3B when announced in November 2021.
Global communications company providing satellite broadband, in-flight connectivity, maritime and government satellite services, and defense communications. It completed its acquisition of Inmarsat in May 2023, a deal valued at $7.3B when announced in November 2021.
Rank 7 of 93 ranked companies, shared with 1 other company on the same total
6 of 7 inputs measured · High confidence · 100% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California 92009
Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Legal name
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No private round on record before Dec 1996. IPO, offerings, debt and unconverted notes are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest government contract
PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS, AND OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT.
DoD · $75M · May 22, 2026
Latest funding round
equity · $175M
Jul 23, 2020
Latest SEC filing
8-K · Sep 4, 2026 · EDGAR ↗
Inmarsat GEO satellite fleet, acquired by Viasat in May 2023: L-band satellites (ELERA) for maritime and aviation safety and mobile services, plus Ka-band Global Xpress broadband satellites.
Three ultra-high-capacity GEO satellites for global broadband.
Contracts, suppliers, launches and schedule for each program, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 11 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Space federal awards
15 awards, $133.9M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Dec 9, 2015 to May 22, 2026; most from DoD (12 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award May 22, 2026
Latest space award
$75.0M from DoD
PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATCOM SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded May 22, 2026
SEC filings, last 12 months
157 filings
Including 4 periodic reports and 9 current reports
Source: SEC EDGAR company filings
Latest Oct 13, 2026
Latest sourced round
Equity round: $175.0M
Reported on Form D filed Aug 3, 2020; the date shown is the first sale
Source: SEC EDGAR
First sale Jul 23, 2020
Sourced rounds on record
3 rounds, $312.8M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Satellites owned or operated
5 in orbit of 7 launched
Latest: Viasat-3 F3
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes EBIV, INMRV, VIA, WBLUV. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Apr 29, 2026
Satellites built
2 payloads launched, 0 in orbit
Latest: Viasat CPS Demo
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes EBIV, INMRV, VIA, WBLUV. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Nov 13, 2025
Department of Defense
12 space awards, $133.3M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 22, 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2 space awards, $596K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Mar 4, 2026
US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)
Owns one satellite it built (latest XVI)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 12, 2023
Department of State
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Viasat: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Viasat: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_viasat_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Viasat}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}1 space award, $14K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jan 26, 2021
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Built 4 of its satellites (latest Viasat-3 F3)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Apr 29, 2026
Blue Canyon Technologies
Built one of its satellites (latest XVI)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 12, 2023
SS/Loral
Built one of its satellites (latest ViaSat-1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Oct 19, 2011
Estimated: around Fri, Nov 6, 2026 (not announced by the company) · period ending September 2026
Estimated from the company's own SEC filings: it reported the same period a year earlier on Fri, Nov 7, 2025. The company has not announced this date.
Results filed Tue, Aug 4, 2026, after the market closed · period ending June 2026
Share move: not captured (no closing quote was recorded for that session)
Results filing (SEC) (opens in a new tab) · Press release (opens in a new tab)
Shareholder vote results
8-K items: 5.07 Shareholder vote results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly report (10-Q)
Quarterly report (10-Q) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Automatic shelf registration (S-3ASR)
A shelf lets the company sell securities later. Filing a shelf is not itself a sale. A public-market offering, not a private funding round. Not counted in private funding totals.
Automatic shelf registration (S-3ASR) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Annual report (10-K)
Annual report (10-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)