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
- Where the entry came from
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- 20 August 2026
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- Via Satellite, Rachel Jewett, 18 August 2026
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