Key statistics
Satellite VIASAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
2907
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for VIASAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: VIASAT 2
International designator: 2017-029A
Object number (NORAD): 42740
Object ID (CCSDS): 42740
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.097 minutes
Inclination: 0.014 deg
SMA: 42164.738 km
Apoapsis: 35788.282 km
Periapsis: 35784.925 km
RAAN: 288.9649 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0000398
Argument of periapsis: 157.6552 deg
Mean anomaly: 188.4178 deg
Mean motion: 1.00271762 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000251 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 16, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 16, 2025, 7:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 VIASAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 42740U 17029A 25136.30738990 -.00000251 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42740 0.0140 288.9649 0000398 157.6552 188.4178 1.00271762 29229
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite VIASAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.
VIASAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B’, on board a Ariane 5 ECA space rocket.
The launch took place on June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Agency: Eutelsat
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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