Manufacturer Delays Push ViaSat-1 Service Launch to the End of 2011 

[Satellite News 07-20-11] ViaSat’s $400 million ViaSat-1 satellite saw another setback when ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg confirmed July 19 that its manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction in a previous satellite that will push ViaSat-1’s scheduled launch back by...

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