SpaceX will launch Ovzon 3 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Ovzon 3 is specifically designed and developed to provide high mobility, performance, and resiliency for mission-critical assignments.
Ovzon 3 will be the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite.
Ovzon is working closely with SpaceX to prepare Ovzon 3 for launch.
Planned remaining launches in 2023 included the Space Force X-37B mission, additional Starlink missions, SARah launches, and the Ovzon-3 communications satellite.
Ovzon plans to launch the Ovzon 3 satellite as soon as December 2023.
As of 2023-10-20, Ovzon 3 was on track to be shipped to SpaceX’s launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, by late November following testing and assembly progress.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch Ovzon 3 is slated for as soon as December.
Ovzon 3 was originally slated to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2021 before shifting to Arianespace and later to a Falcon 9 following Maxar’s manufacturing delays.
Ovzon 3 will take several months to reach its geostationary orbital slot at 59.7 degrees East using onboard electric propulsion.
The current service renewal will be delivered using Ovzon’s existing SATCOM networks while Ovzon readies its new satellite, Ovzon 3, for launch late 2023 or early next year.
Ovzon 3 was originally planned to launch in 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy before Ovzon secured a launch deal with Arianespace.
Ovzon 3 was at risk of missing a 2022-12-31 ITU deadline to begin providing services from its designated geostationary orbit slot if deployment occurred late in the prior launch window.
Ovzon will provide an update on Ovzon 3 at the conclusion of the upcoming dynamics tests.
Ovzon is working with SpaceX to complete the analysis required to safeguard Ovzon 3 in the Falcon 9 launch environment.
Ovzon 3 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into geostationary transfer orbit.
Ovzon-3’s manufacturing delays have increased the project’s overall cost by around $25,000,000.
Ovzon 3 relies on electric propulsion and will take several months to climb to its geostationary slot at 59.7 degrees East after reaching geostationary transfer orbit.
Once launched, Ovzon 3 will take several months to reach its orbital slot at 59.7 degrees East using onboard electric propulsion.
Ovzon originally lined up a 2021 SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for Ovzon 3 before switching to an Ariane 5 after receiving a better deal from Arianespace.