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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Viasat (VSAT)

Viasat signs $188.7 million Ex-Im Bank loan for ViaSat-3 F1 satellite

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Viasat's subsidiary ViaSat Technologies Limited signed a $188.7 million direct loan facility with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, guaranteed by Viasat, to help finance the ViaSat-3 F1 satellite. The company expects the full amount to be drawn in a single disbursement, and the loan carries a fixed rate tied to the CIRR, currently 4.63%, with repayment starting May 25, 2026.

Key points

  • Facility size: $188.7 million, with $175.8 million for satellite costs and up to $12.9 million for exposure fees
  • Repayment: 16 approximately equal semi-annual installments, starting May 25, 2026, final maturity November 25, 2033
  • Security: first priority liens on selected ViaSat-2 assets of the subsidiary and a pledge of its capital stock held by Viasat
  • Separately, Viasat repaid early the $300.0 million outstanding under Inmarsat's original term loan on November 21, 2025

The filing

CompanyViasat (VSAT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 26, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-022564

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 26, 2026.

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