Ovzon 3 will use onboard electric propulsion to climb to its geostationary orbital slot at 59.7 degrees East over several months.
Ovzon ordered the 1,500-kilogram Ovzon 3 satellite from Maxar in 2018.
The Ovzon 3 launch occurred at 6:04 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Poor weather in late 2023 delayed the Ovzon 3 mission to 2024-01-03.
Maxar Space Systems manufactured the Ovzon 3 satellite at its Palo Alto, California facility.
The Ovzon 3 satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 2024-01-03.
Ovzon 3 will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Ovzon 3 is a geostationary communications satellite described as the first in its class specifically designed to provide mobility, performance, and resiliency.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported the Ovzon 3 mission landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida following stage separation.
When launched, Ovzon 3 will be the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite.
SpaceX launched the Ovzon 3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, 2024-01-03 at 6:04 p.m. ET.
The Falcon 9 first stage supporting the Ovzon 3 mission was flying its 10th flight and previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions.
SpaceX provided a backup launch opportunity for Ovzon 3 on Thursday, 2024-01-04 with an 87-minute launch window opening at 4:47 p.m. ET.
SpaceX aims to launch 144 orbital missions in the year following the Ovzon 3 mission, exceeding the company record of 96 orbital launches set in 2023.
Ovzon 3 will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, 2024-01-03 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Ovzon 3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The primary launch opportunity for Ovzon 3 has a 10-minute window that opens at 6:04 p.m. ET.
Ovzon reported that the Ovzon 3 spacecraft remains healthy and the company is working closely with SpaceX to prepare for a launch in early January 2024.
When launched, Ovzon 3 will be the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite.
The first stage booster for Ovzon 3 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions.