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Viasat

Viasat Taps Rocket Lab to Build Small GEO for PTS-G Program

What happened

Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite for its contract on the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program.

Quoted from Via Satellite, 18 August 2026, under that publisher's own terms. Short attributed quotation, 22 of 40 words quoted.

The facts

What happened
News item
When
18 August 2026
The company
Viasat, Space
Market segment
Space, Defense
Where the entry came from
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First in the record
20 August 2026

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  • Rocket Lab

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Published by
Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett, 18 August 2026
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