An update on the ViaSat-3 project with Dave Ryan

As president of Viasat’s Space Systems division, Dave Ryan is overseeing the ViaSat-3 project, which will create a three-satellite constellation of satellites affording global internet coverage. In this episode of the Viasat podcast, we asked Ryan how the project is coming along and touched on a few other topics: How Viasat is designing the entire system in a vertically integrated manner that should result in each satellite having over 1 terabit/sec of capacity. The advantages of using large satellites in geostationary orbit that can provide complete earth coverage with just three satellites. The changing role of satellites and the growing demand for capacity. How the ViaSat-3 constellation’s flexibility will enable it to shift capacity more effectively than any of our other satellites.