How Investors Are Reacting To Viasat (VSAT) InRange’s First Commercial Launch Telemetry Deployment

• Viasat, Inc. recently agreed to provide its InRange launch telemetry service for INNOSPACE’s HANBIT-Nano small-satellite mission from Brazil, marking the first commercial use of this continuous, satellite-enabled launch monitoring solution within its HaloNet portfolio.
• This move highlights how Viasat is extending its space-to-ground communications capabilities into the emerging commercial launch market, potentially broadening its role in near-Earth mission support for both government and private operators.
• We’ll now explore how Viasat’s first commercial InRange deployment with INNOSPACE could influence its investment narrative around advanced space connectivity.

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Viasat Investment Narrative Recap

To own Viasat, you generally need to believe that its capital intensive satellite network can translate into durable demand for differentiated connectivity across aviation, maritime, and space. The INNOSPACE InRange deal reinforces that mission support services may gradually complement its core broadband offerings, but it does not materially change the near term picture, where heavy ViaSat 3 and Inmarsat related spending and execution on new capacity remain the key catalyst and the biggest risk.

The announcement that Inmarsat Maritime is upgrading its NexusWave bonded connectivity, ahead of additional ViaSat 3 capacity over the Americas and Asia Pacific, is closely linked to this launch telemetry news. Both point to Viasat trying to monetize its network across more use cases, from ships at sea to rockets in flight, which ties directly into whether future revenue can eventually offset the current pressure from high capital expenditure and ongoing losses.

Yet investors should also be aware that concentrated spending on ViaSat 3 and related projects could compound the impact if...

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Viasat's narrative projects $5.0 billion revenue and $534.2 million earnings by 2028. This requires 2.9% yearly revenue growth and about a $1.13 billion earnings increase from -$598.5 million today.

Uncover how Viasat's forecasts yield a $36.25 fair value, in line with its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Seven members of the Simply Wall St Community have published fair value estimates ranging from US$10 to about US$103.59, underscoring how far views can diverge. You will want to weigh that spread against Viasat’s heavy capital commitments to ViaSat 3 and Inmarsat, which could influence both future cash flow resilience and how these different valuations play out over time.

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