The Ovzon 3 satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 2024-01-03.
Poor weather in late 2023 delayed the Ovzon 3 mission to 2024-01-03.
Ovzon 3 is the first commercial geostationary spacecraft to be deployed by a privately funded Swedish company.
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.
Maxar Space Systems manufactured the Ovzon 3 satellite for Ovzon at its Palo Alto, California facility using its Modular Architecture Platform.
Maxar Space Systems partnered with Ovzon on the design and manufacture of Ovzon 3 to support Ovzon’s long-term business goals.
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 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 2024-01-03.
Two 5-kW Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) have deployed and are operating nominally in geosynchronous orbit on the Ovzon 3 communications satellite.
Ovzon 3 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 2024-01-03.
The two ROSA wings on Ovzon 3 successfully deployed in geostationary orbit.
Ovzon ordered Ovzon 3 from prime contractor Maxar Technologies in 2018.
The two ROSA wings provide Ovzon 3 and its electric propulsion with a combined 10 kilowatts of power during the satellite’s several-month transfer to its final orbital position.
Two 5-kW Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) have deployed and are operating nominally in geosynchronous orbit on the Ovzon 3 communications satellite.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the EUTELSAT 36D mission was on its 12th flight and previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, and six Starlink missions.
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.
Ovzon 3, Ovzon’s proprietary geostationary satellite, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in January 2024.
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.
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.