Ovzon 3 supports the company’s proprietary Ovzon Orion SATCOM-as-a-Service environment through an onboard processor.
Ovzon 3 is Ovzon AB’s first proprietary geostationary Earth orbit satellite and began active commercial operations on July 5, 2024.
Ovzon-3 is based on Sweden’s first privately funded geostationary orbit satellite.
The Ovzon T8 is compatible with Ovzon’s Ovzon-3 network.
SpaceX launched the Ovzon-3 satellite on a Falcon 9 mission on Jan. 3, 2024.
Ovzon AB’s primary operational goal for 2026 is to maximize the capacity utilization of Ovzon 3.
Ovzon AB transitioned Ovzon 3 to full-scale commercial operations during fiscal year 2025.
Ovzon AB reported that increased utilization of Ovzon 3 contributed to improving profitability in 2025.
Ovzon 3 entered commercial service in mid-2024.
The satellite service includes the Ovzon-3 satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in early 2024.
The Ovzon-3 satellite is designed to allow direct user-to-user connectivity without reliance on ground infrastructure.
This will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the SpainSat NG II mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER-C, Ovzon-3, Eutelsat 26D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and 12 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Türksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
Ovzon announced two SATCOM-as-a-Service offerings for the Ovzon 3 satellite named Ovzon Pegasus and Ovzon Orion in the second quarter of 2024.
Ovzon 3 reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc after a five-month journey in space.
Ovzon Pegasus is enabled by the Ovzon 3 satellite and provides a steerable beam service specifically developed for the critical tasks of demanding customers.
Ovzon 3, Ovzon’s proprietary geostationary satellite, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in January 2024.
Ovzon Orion offers resiliency that permits autonomous operation through a direct link between Ovzon 3 and the mobile satellite terminal even if the ground control station is compromised.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-04-28 mission was flying its 13th flight and had previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, EUTELSAT 36D, and seven Starlink missions.