CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance is preparing for a nighttime launch on Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast.

The Atlas V rocket will carry the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 mission for Viasat, a global technology company, into space.

The launch is scheduled within a 44-minute window beginning at 10:24 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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According to ULA, the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is a key component of Viasat’s global, multi-orbit network, designed to expand broadband connectivity worldwide. At the heart of the payload is an ultra-high-throughput Ka-band communications system. The system is engineered to add more than 1 terabit per second of capacity to Viasat’s network.

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