# ULA secures contract to launch ViaSat-3 satellite on Atlas V

United Launch Alliance secured a contract from Viasat to launch one of the ViaSat-3 series spacecraft using an Atlas V 551 configuration vehicle.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-28
- Where: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Value: $200.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: Atlas V launch services, ViaSat-3 satellite
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [United Launch Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/9130.md)
- [United Launch Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/9130.md) (customer)
- [Blue Origin](https://endata.com/companies/25158.md) (supplier)
- [ViaSat](https://endata.com/companies/25168.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [airport-technology.com](https://www.airport-technology.com/news/deals-mas-week-avic-electromechanical-systems-airborne-capital-bombardier-commercial-aircraft/), 2018-09-27: "United Launch Alliance (ULA) has secured a contract from Viasat, a communications company based in the US, to provide its Atlas V vehicle to launch ViaSat-3 satellite mission."
- [alreporter.com](https://www.alreporter.com/2018/09/28/united-launch-alliance-selects-alabama-built-be-4-rocket-engine-for-next-generation-rocket), 2018-09-28: "United Launch Alliance has selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine to power ULA’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket."

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