ViaSat 1's launch date moved yet again, to mid October.... Imagine all the souls crying out if it has an accident and never makes it to service. Technology sure is damn fun at times.
edit: OCT 19 2011 is the firm launch date, with service expected in January(which is after in-orbit testing). http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/06/viasat-1-set-launch-oct-19/
By the way. Xplornet has it's own ViaSat1 launch page(watch live launch). So if you click on one of ViaSat's or ILS launch links and you get redirected(which I do not know if it is happening or not).. Complain. Complain. Complain. DNS hijacking/Hacking by anyone's ISP should be a crime(and judging by some real case studies... It is a crime). Some ISP's in North America have gotten into a bad habit of manipulating the end users online experience in order to be dominating over the users.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-viasat-1
http://www.viasat.com/viasat-1-launch
Xplornet's launch page, where they seem to be calling the ViaSat 1, theirs("carrying our new 4G satellite"). Must be a misunderstanding in the translation. Some people would of put, 'carrying the new ViaSat1 satellite that will transform satellite broadband in parts of North America(including parts of Canada)'. http://www.4gsatellite.ca/ Xplornets proper write up on it. http://www.xplornet.com/4gsatellite.aspx "Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband, has purchased 100% of the Canadian Ka-band capacity on the satellite".
ViaSat's news update page. http://www.viasat.com/news/viasat-1-launch-scheduled-for-october-19
the viasat1 satellite launch is moved to about september 28 2011, with service expected in november.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/21/viasat-1-satellite-launch-pushed-back/
the satellite will not be covering a north to south area on the prairies and plains states.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/24/viasats-space-gamble/
predicted spotbeam map.
http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2462
viasat site for details on launch steps.
http://www.viasat.com/viasat-1-launch
Hughesnet Jupiter(high throughput capacity) will be launched around mid 2012.
http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2497
