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Viasat took a big step toward satellite staying power last weekend, as the long-awaited launch of the first of the ViaSat-3 trio.

, flying a pair of Falcon 9 rockets carrying SES and Starlink satellites, in addition to its Falcon Heavy launch. –, saying it's "the first and only known public satellite image" of the country testing a lighter-than-air vehicle. The image was taken in November, with BlackSky CEO Brian O'Toole calling it an example of how the company's network can be used to "capture rare events and stay informed about critical areas of interest in real time.

The group is led by Eutelsat, SES, Hispasat, Airbus and Thales Alenia, and joined by others including Hisdesat, Telespazio and OHB. The combined effort represents the companies' bid for the European Commissions' $6.6 billion plan for a satellite network called IRIS² . –: The company's stock was taken off the New York Stock Exchange, completing the deal that valued the company at about $6.4 billion.

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