Viasat reports second satellite malfunction in a matter of weeks

A 2nd Viasat communications outer is malfunctioning successful orbit, this clip from the fleet of precocious acquired U.K.-based Inmarsat, the institution said connected Thursday.

The I6 F2 satellite, which Inmarsat launched successful February, suffered a nonaccomplishment with its powerfulness strategy portion climbing successful orbit to wherever it planned to run arsenic a backup.

Airbus manufactured the outer and is, alongside Viasat, assessing whether the outer tin beryllium recovered for use.

A idiosyncratic acquainted with the substance told CNBC that the likelihood of the outer recovering are low.

Viasat said the I6 F2 contented "does not interaction ongoing lawsuit services," and is besides not expected to "materially impact the fiscal outlook" the institution gave successful August.

The malfunction with the satellite, inherited by Viasat aft closing its $7.3 cardinal acquisition of Inmarsat successful May, comes weeks aft the Carlsbad, California-company disclosed that its highly anticipated, $750 cardinal ViaSat-3 Americas outer suffered a malfunction.

Viasat has been assessing however to code "unanticipated challenges" presented by the ViaSat-3 Americas problem.

I6-F2 had not finished orbit raising nor begun the commissioning process yet.

Viasat noted the I6 F1 outer is operational and continues to execute arsenic expected. That outer launched successful December and provides communications services supra the Indian Ocean.