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Old Jul 14, 2023 | 11:47 pm
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Originally Posted by frappant
Could be bad news for Wifi improvements on UA and other airlines through Viasat. Their new satellite, with total cost of approximately $700 million, may be a total loss after it failed to deploy antenna array after launch in April.

Viasat disclosed the antenna problems publicly this week and their shares have dropped 30%.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/0...-a-total-loss/
I wish UA would just link up with Starlink. Musk and Kirby just need to be in the same room and make the numbers work.
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