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Title: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: gongora on 10/16/2018 09:17 pm
Discussion Thread for Ovzon-3 mission.

NSF Threads for Ovzon-3 : Discussion (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=46592.0)
NSF Articles for Ovzon-3 :

Launch 3 January 2024, at 23:04:00 UTC (6:04 pm EST), on Falcon 9 Arianespace Ariane 5, from CCSFS SLC-40.  First stage 1076-10 successfully landed at LZ-1.  Satellite launched to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
Satellite masses 1500kg and is based on Maxar Legion bus.




Ovzon signs agreement with SpaceX for first satellite launch (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-agreement-with-spacex-for-first-satellite-launch/)
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October 16, 2018
In an important step towards growing its satellite service offering, Ovzon has entered into an agreement with SpaceX for launch of Ovzon’s first GEO satellite. The launch is expected to take place no earlier than Q4 2020. The next step for the company is to finalize the procurement of the satellites.

Per Wahlberg, CEO Ovzon said; “Contracting the launch supplier of our first Ovzon satellite is an important and exciting step for our company. SpaceX offered a very competitive solution with the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle which will gain us access to space in a timely and reliable manner. The satellite is expected to be launched no earlier than Q4 2020. The procurement of the satellites is now also in the final stage. Earlier this month we ordered and started the manufacturing of the first Ovzon On-Board-Processor (OBP), one of the most advanced of its type. We therefore continue to work towards our goal of revolutionizing mobile broadband via satellite by offering the highest data-rates through the smallest terminals”.

“We are honored that Ovzon has chosen SpaceX to launch the first of its satellites,” said SpaceX’s President and COO, Gwynne Shotwell. “We look forward to working closely on the execution of this important direct-to-GEO mission.”

The agreement is subject to certain contingencies and mutual termination clauses.

For further information, please contact:
Per Wahlberg, CEO

Tel: +46 8 508 600 60

E-mail: [email protected]

About Ovzon
Ovzon is a provider of a satellite-based mobility broadband services, targeting end-markets and users in need of high data speeds combined with mobility. Applications include real-time sensor and video upload, either from moving or highly mobile platforms, including small vehicles, small aircraft or UAVs, or transmissions directly from on-site staff holding the terminals and transmitting on-the-go. Ovzon is headquartered in Solna, Sweden and has offices in Tampa, FL and Bethesda, MD in the United States. Ovzon is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier. FNCA Sweden AB is the company’s Certified Adviser.

About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, SpaceX has more than 6,000 employees nationwide and operates launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Arianespace will launch the Ovzon-3 satellite for Ovzon

August 26, 2019

Arianespace today announced the signature of a launch services contract with Ovzon for the company’s first geostationary-orbiting telecommunications satellite: Ovzon-3. With offices in Sweden and the United States, Ovzon is dedicated to meeting the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in underserved regions.

Ovzon-3 will have a mass at liftoff of approximately 1,500 kg. and will be placed in geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in 2021 from the Guiana Space Center – Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

As an innovative small geostationary satellite, Ovzon-3 will feature multiple high-performance steerable beams to meet challenging communication requirements. In addition, the proprietary on-board processor developed by Ovzon enables such new functionalities as single-hop communications between very small terminals, reduced latency and more efficient use of the bandwidth.

The next generation Ovzon service is based on complete end-to-end proprietary components and patented technology. Ovzon-3 will significantly increase service performance, lead to new types of services, enable the use of even smaller terminals, expand coverage areas and increase the amount of available bandwidth.

As a result, Ovzon is to offer a revolutionary mobile broadband service via satellite that combines high bandwidth satellite communications services with highly mobile terminals.

Ovzon selected Maxar Technologies to build the satellite, using Maxar’s mid-size SSL-500 spacecraft platform.

Following the contract signature, Magnus René, CEO of Ovzon AB said: “Arianespace has won our confidence to serve Ovzon for this first launch. Ovzon 3 is an important first step towards fulfilling our strategy to revolutionize mobile broadband by satellite, offering the highest bandwidth with the smallest terminals. Ovzon 3 is the first of a number of satellites planned for global coverage of our high-end service. We are happy to engage Arianespace and Ariane 5, both synonymous with reliability and excellence for our important first launch.”

Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, added: “We are pleased and honored that Ovzon has entrusted Arianespace with the launch of its first satellite. The mobile broadband connectivity services to be offered with Ovzon-3 are particularly innovative. Ariane 5 will be at the ready for this mission, once again confirming its role as the champion for launches toward geostationary orbit.”



Other SpaceX resources on NASASpaceflight:
   SpaceX News Articles (Recent) (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/)
   SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews) (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0)
   SpaceX Dragon Articles (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/dragon/)
   SpaceX Missions Section (with Launch Manifest and info on past and future missions) (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0)

   L2 SpaceX Section (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0)
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon : Very NET end of 2020
Post by: jpo234 on 10/16/2018 09:29 pm
Two FH missions won this year. That's not bad at all.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: envy887 on 10/17/2018 01:18 am
Direct to GEO. Interesting.

How many commercial commsats have used a direct to GEO launch recently?
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: Dante2121 on 10/17/2018 01:52 am
Direct to GEO. Interesting.

How many commercial commsats have used a direct to GEO launch recently?

Agreed. How much time to market and station keeping fuel does this save?  Good to see FH providing value to customers.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: wannamoonbase on 10/17/2018 04:02 am
Two FH missions won this year. That's not bad at all.

Honestly 2 FH's a year seems like a great accomplishment. 

However, I bet SpaceX has bigger aspirations.

Watching this animal fly once a quarter would be amazing.

Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: lrk on 10/17/2018 04:32 am
Two FH missions won this year. That's not bad at all.

Honestly 2 FH's a year seems like a great accomplishment. 

However, I bet SpaceX has bigger aspirations.

Watching this animal fly once a quarter would be amazing.

If Starlink launches end up being mass-limited rather than volume-limited, we may see a lot more than that! 
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: gongora on 11/20/2018 05:56 pm
[Via Satellite] Ovzon CEO: “We are Revolutionizing Mobile Broadband” (https://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/2018/11/05/ovzon-ceo-we-are-revolutionizing-mobile-broadband/) [Nov 5]
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Ovzon has in total six orbital locations for the global deployment of its service, and the company’s plan is to populate all six slots, said its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Per Wahlberg.
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While mobility services often equate a Ka-band satellite, Ovzon’s fleet is Ku-band.
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Ovzon’s upcoming fleet is not of High Throughput Satellites (HTS), where HTS is commonly understood as having a large total amount of accumulated bandwidth in the satellite, however, it still achieves a high throughput in the sense that high data rates are transmitted from very small ground terminals.

“Our satellites will be purpose built, specifically to provide the highest data rates from the smallest terminal sizes with high link availability,” said Wahlberg. “All footprints will be steerable so it can be moved into the areas of need rather than to have fixed coverage.”

Ovzon’s service enables Mobile Satellite Sized-terminals (MSS), about the size of a laptop, with high data rates at a low cost, explained Wahlberg. Once the Ovzon satellites are operational, the company expects to see significantly increased performance with greater strategic coverage achieved through the steerable beams. It will also have the addition of new features to fulfill important customer requirements as well as a single hop, small-to-small terminal including an advanced On-Board Processor (OBP) that the company is currently developing. Once integrated, the OBP will also route traffic, lower latency and reduce the need of bandwidth.
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Customers needing mobility can easily be found spanning all segments, said Wahlberg, but the company will keep its focus heavily on government applications.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: gongora on 12/17/2018 12:55 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1074653025736814592
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Swedish fixed/mobile satellite Ku-band broadband provider @OvzonAB contracts with @MaxarTech @sslmda to build GEO-orbit Ovzon-3, the co's 1st owned satellite, pending financing. Ovzon contracted @SpaceX Falcon Heavy earlier this year for 2020/2021 launch.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: gongora on 12/17/2018 12:59 pm
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Ovzon signs manufacturing contract for the first satellite as part of its global deployment plan (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-manufacturing-contract-for-the-first-satellite-as-part-of-its-global-deployment-plan/)
December 17, 2018

Ovzon has signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, for the manufacturing of the company´s first GEO satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, financing and insurance is estimated to approximately SEK 1.5 billion.

The satellite features a central On-Board Processor (OBP), developed by Ovzon and already in manufacturing by a third party, tied to high performance steerable beams. With the new satellite, Ovzon will significantly increase the performance and coverage area of its existing service. The satellite is expected to be completed in 2021 and the launch period with SpaceX has been adjusted accordingly.

“We are very pleased to be able to announce the signed satellite manufacturing contract with SSL. In addition to the significantly increased performance and coverage areas, the satellite will also enable new functionality such as single hop communication between very small terminals and will be a powerful future-proof tool to meet challenging communications requirements. We now continue to strive to further revolutionize mobile broadband via satellite by offering the highest bandwidth through the smallest terminals”, comments Per Wahlberg, CEO of Ovzon.

“Our collaboration with Ovzon underscores the demand for a new class of communication satellite that is flexible, affordable and highly advanced” said Dario Zamarian, Group President of SSL. ”SSL brings the innovation and heritage required to help Ovzon deliver a new class of mobile broadband service to its customers.” 

The contract is conditional on Ovzon raising financing.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : NET late 2020
Post by: RedLineTrain on 12/17/2018 03:10 pm
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Ovzon signs manufacturing contract for the first satellite as part of its global deployment plan (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-manufacturing-contract-for-the-first-satellite-as-part-of-its-global-deployment-plan/)
December 17, 2018

Ovzon has signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, for the manufacturing of the company´s first GEO satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, financing and insurance is estimated to approximately SEK 1.5 billion.

For context, that SEK 1.5 billion equals $166 million.  So extremely economical for a GEO sat.  It seems unlikely to be the only payload on the flight.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Comga on 12/17/2018 05:57 pm
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Ovzon signs manufacturing contract for the first satellite as part of its global deployment plan (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-manufacturing-contract-for-the-first-satellite-as-part-of-its-global-deployment-plan/)
December 17, 2018

Ovzon has signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, for the manufacturing of the company´s first GEO satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, financing and insurance is estimated to approximately SEK 1.5 billion.

For context, that SEK 1.5 billion equals $166 million.  So extremely economical for a GEO sat.  It seems unlikely to be the only payload on the flight.

Yet it is scheduled to launch on a Heavy
Low cost but massive argues against ride sharing. IMO
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 12/17/2018 06:08 pm
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Ovzon signs manufacturing contract for the first satellite as part of its global deployment plan (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-manufacturing-contract-for-the-first-satellite-as-part-of-its-global-deployment-plan/)
December 17, 2018

Ovzon has signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, for the manufacturing of the company´s first GEO satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, financing and insurance is estimated to approximately SEK 1.5 billion.

For context, that SEK 1.5 billion equals $166 million.  So extremely economical for a GEO sat.  It seems unlikely to be the only payload on the flight.

Yet it is scheduled to launch on a Heavy
Low cost but massive argues against ride sharing. IMO

Who said anything about massive?  It's probably a small to mid-size all electric bird, using FH to get to GEO would save months of time getting it to the final orbit.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: russianhalo117 on 12/17/2018 07:59 pm
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Ovzon signs manufacturing contract for the first satellite as part of its global deployment plan (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-signs-manufacturing-contract-for-the-first-satellite-as-part-of-its-global-deployment-plan/)
December 17, 2018

Ovzon has signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, for the manufacturing of the company´s first GEO satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch, financing and insurance is estimated to approximately SEK 1.5 billion.

For context, that SEK 1.5 billion equals $166 million.  So extremely economical for a GEO sat.  It seems unlikely to be the only payload on the flight.

Yet it is scheduled to launch on a Heavy
Low cost but massive argues against ride sharing. IMO

Who said anything about massive?  It's probably a small to mid-size all electric bird, using FH to get to GEO would save months of time getting it to the final orbit.
SSL-1300 Configuration per graphic posted on Ovzons Website: https://www.ovzon.com/en/
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Skyrocket on 12/17/2018 08:27 pm
SSL-1300 Configuration per graphic posted on Ovzons Website: https://www.ovzon.com/en/

It does not really look like a SSL-1300. It is likely a generic illustration. SSL-1300 has never used 5 panel array arranged in a row, these were always in cruciform shape.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: russianhalo117 on 12/17/2018 08:32 pm
SSL-1300 Configuration per graphic posted on Ovzons Website: https://www.ovzon.com/en/

It does not really look like a SSL-1300. It is likely a generic illustration. SSL-1300 has never used 5 panel array arranged in a row, these were always in cruciform shape.
It shows 4 standard panels and 1 half panel then the array boom. I guess they didn't want to cruciform with the use of half panels.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 12/17/2018 08:47 pm
If it ends up being something similar in size to Eutelsat 7C that is 3.5 tons, would leave plenty of capacity for a rideshare if they were trying to save money.  (I don't know why they'd choose to launch on FH if the sat isn't electric propulsion.)
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 12/18/2018 05:56 pm
https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/1075083384593022983
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According to this press release from @sslmda, the spacecraft @OvzonAB ordered for a @SpaceX Falcon Heavy mission is a "GEO SmallSat." Hard to imagine Ovzon won't be sharing that ride with one, if not several passengers given the size of the rocket.

Maxar's SSL Awarded Contract to Provide GEO SmallSat for Mobile Broadband Company (http://investor.maxar.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2018/Maxars-SSL-Awarded-Contract-to-Provide-GEO-SmallSat-for-Mobile-Broadband-Company/default.aspx)
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December 18, 2018
SSL expands offerings with innovative geostationary satellite for Ovzon's high performance network

PALO ALTO, CA, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced a contract award to manufacture a small geostationary (GEO) satellite for Ovzon, a company located in the U.S. and Sweden dedicated to meeting the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in underserved regions. Ovzon selected the mid-size SSL-500 platform for its first satellite, which brings the benefits of SSL's proven technology and performance combined with a lower-cost form factor.

The contract is conditional on Ovzon raising financing.

"Our focus on growth opportunities for medium and small-size satellites is building momentum," said Dario Zamarian, Group President of SSL. "This collaboration with Ovzon demonstrates the demand for a new class of communication satellite, and SSL is very well positioned in this market."

"Ovzon selected SSL to manufacture our first satellite because of the company's market leading position and its commitment to innovation, reliability, and agility," said Per Wahlberg, Chief Executive Officer of Ovzon. "This satellite will enable us to provide extremely versatile mobile broadband capabilities to customers on highly mobile platforms, such as small aircraft, vehicles, and UAVs."

SSL is leveraging its long history of technology innovation in both communications and Earth observation markets by providing cost-effective, high-capacity solutions. The satellite, called Ovzon-3, provides Ovzon's customers with better performance, expanded coverage and faster data rates than competitive solutions. The next-generation satellite provided by SSL will advance communications in remote areas with extremely versatile mobile broadband capabilities. 

Ovzon previously announced that the satellite will launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. To maximize its usable capacity, the satellite will include a flexible payload based on a customer furnished processor integrated into the SSL architecture.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Ronsmytheiii on 12/18/2018 07:10 pm
Good news for SSL, as Maxar had been talking about divestment or even dissolving them and getting out of the GEO business. Hopefully this will keep them going.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: rasumner on 12/26/2018 12:47 pm
SpaceX's manifest page (https://www.spacex.com/missions) does not show this mission. Did it show it in the past?
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 12/26/2018 02:34 pm
SpaceX's manifest page (https://www.spacex.com/missions) does not show this mission. Did it show it in the past?

It hasn't shown up there yet.  That list isn't updated very often.  The Ovzon contract also may still be more of an option until Ovzon gets their financing in order and finalizes the satellite purchase.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 12/27/2018 03:12 pm
Ovzon is planning to raise SEK 750 million (https://www.ovzon.com/en/the-board-of-directors-of-ovzon-has-resolved-on-a-fully-guaranteed-rights-issue-of-up-to-approximately-sek-750-million/) (about $83M USD) with a new share offering in January.  The proceeds will be mostly used for the Ovzon 3 satellite.

Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 01/25/2019 01:42 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1088804378453127168
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.@OvzonAB's rights issue closed, providing a gross SEK 750M ($82) in proceeds, to be matched with company cash flows to purchase 500kg GEO-orbit mobile broadband satellite from @MaxarTech. New shares to trade on Nasdaq First North around 1 Feb.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: jpo234 on 01/25/2019 01:44 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1088804378453127168
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.@OvzonAB's rights issue closed, providing a gross SEK 750M ($82) in proceeds, to be matched with company cash flows to purchase 500kg GEO-orbit mobile broadband satellite from @MaxarTech. New shares to trade on Nasdaq First North around 1 Feb.

A Falcon Heavy to launch a tiny 500kg Sat? Something is missing...
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 01/25/2019 01:57 pm
It will be some sort of rideshare.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Tomness on 01/25/2019 03:43 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1088804378453127168
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.@OvzonAB's rights issue closed, providing a gross SEK 750M ($82) in proceeds, to be matched with company cash flows to purchase 500kg GEO-orbit mobile broadband satellite from @MaxarTech. New shares to trade on Nasdaq First North around 1 Feb.

A Falcon Heavy to launch a tiny 500kg Sat? Something is missing...
It will be some sort of rideshare.

I am surprised that Falcon 9 with direct insertion kit for GEO couldn't do this mission while also recovering the first stage. So it might just be beyond a ride share that you suspect.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 04/10/2019 03:49 pm
Ovzon and Intelsat to Drive Global Innovation in Empowering High-Throughput Communications for Remote Users on Ultra-Small Terminals (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-and-intelsat-to-drive-global-innovation-in-empowering-high-throughput-communications-for-remote-users-on-ultra-small-terminals/)
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April 10, 2019

Ovzon and Intelsat today entered into a multi-year $56 million agreement aimed at facilitating the development of Ovzon 3, which is expected to be launched in 2021. Ovzon has developed an end-to-end satellite broadband service. With the addition of the Ovzon 3, it will enable Intelsat, as the anchor customer, to deliver an unrivaled, global high-throughput service on ultra-small terminals.

As provided by the agreement with Ovzon, Intelsat will offer a unique combination of high-speed connectivity with ultra-small terminals as a managed service to U.S. government and other customers. This unrivaled service fulfills a long-standing need for communications on-the-pause, enabling tactical users to collect and share high volumes of critical data gathered in austere and unconnected areas in near real time.

By combining Ovzon’s unique service with Intelsat EpicNG, the company’s global, high-throughput platform, the companies will offer dynamic, global coverage and enable speeds on laptop-sized terminals to reach up to 96Mbps. The advanced on-board processor developed by Ovzon will also enable new functionality such as single-hop communications between the ultra-small terminals and will be a powerful tool to meet challenging communications requirements.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: PM3 on 05/06/2019 11:27 am
This is an interesting satellite. It has custom data processing hardware, developed by Ovzon, both in the sat and in the Ovzon mobile terminals. Innovative company.

The 500 kg which was mentioned above is - in my understanding - the maximum dry mass of the satellite. 250 kg for the SSL-500 bus + max. 250 kg for the customer payload. Then add some fuel for in-orbit maneuvring.

"EpicNG" seems to be just a virtual network into which Intelsat will integrate the proprietary Ovzon-3 communication services.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 07/12/2019 03:13 pm
Maxar Begins Production on Legion-class Satellite for Ovzon (http://investor.maxar.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2019/Maxar-Begins-Production-on-Legion-class-Satellite-for-Ovzon/default.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Ovzon&utm_content=press-release)
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July 12, 2019

WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) today announced that it has begun production on a Legion-class geostationary satellite for Ovzon, a company located in the United States and Sweden dedicated to meeting the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in underserved regions.

Ovzon selected Maxar in December 2018 to build its first satellite, Ovzon 3, which will provide extremely versatile mobile broadband communications for small vehicles, aircraft and users on-the-move. Now that Ovzon has secured financing to build the satellite, Maxar will begin building it in its Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. The satellite will be based on the mid-size Legion-class platform, formerly called the SSL-500, and is expected to be launched by SpaceX in 2021.

“Maxar’s Legion-class platform offers the benefits of the company’s proven technology and performance from the 1300-class satellite bus with a lower cost and smaller form factor,” said Megan Fitzgerald, Maxar’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Space Solutions. “We’re delighted to collaborate closely with Ovzon on the development of the first satellite in their architecture, which will deliver better communications from space for a better world here on Earth.”

“We chose Maxar to build Ovzon 3 because they have a strong reputation of delivering world-class, reliable products backed by industry leading customer service and manufacturing agility. Ovzon 3 is an important first step towards fulfilling our strategy to further revolutionize mobile broadband by satellite, offering the highest bandwidth with the smallest terminals,” said Magnus René, Chief Executive Officer of Ovzon.
Title: Re: SpaceX FH : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/23/2019 10:27 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1165007573600202752
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Startup telecom satellite operator @OvzonAB moves launch of its 500-kg @Maxar GEO satellite, to @Arianespace @ArianeGroup Ariane 5 from @SpaceX Falcon Heavy; writes down advance payments to @northropgrumman for earlier satellite design.

https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-june-2019/
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CEO statement

Important customer agreements and financing of Ovzon 3

During the second quarter, we continued to develop the company according to plan. The last bit of funding for Ovzon 3 is in place and Maxar, our satellite provider, has started the project to build the satellite. As for the launch of the satellite, we have recently contracted Arianespace to launch our satellite in 2021 and we have thus left the preliminary agreements we had.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: envy887 on 08/23/2019 10:52 pm
I thought Ariane 5 could not do direct GEO insertions due to lack of restart capability. Or is this satellite going to do its own GEO insertion now?
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: baldusi on 08/23/2019 10:57 pm
I thought Ariane 5 could not do direct GEO insertions due to lack of restart capability. Or is this satellite going to do its own GEO insertion now?
AIUI, Ariane 6 will be able to do it.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 08/23/2019 11:07 pm
I guess that means they could not find co-passengers on the FH?
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: envy887 on 08/23/2019 11:50 pm
I thought Ariane 5 could not do direct GEO insertions due to lack of restart capability. Or is this satellite going to do its own GEO insertion now?
AIUI, Ariane 6 will be able to do it.

Sure, but PBdS says it's going on Ariane 5, so that doesn't really explain it.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: soltasto on 08/24/2019 12:19 am
I think it might be related to this: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-go-1-mission-will-provide-small-satellites-with-a-direct-flight-to-geostationary-orbit/

But that is going to be on an Ariane 6.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/24/2019 12:23 am
I think it might be related to this: http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespaces-go-1-mission-will-provide-small-satellites-with-a-direct-flight-to-geostationary-orbit/

But that is going to be on an Ariane 6.

Ovzon is still saying 2021, and the rideshare was announced for 2022.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: soltasto on 08/24/2019 12:34 am
Can't be an Ariane 5 for sure tho. That's impossible for sure. It would also make no sense for it to be a dedicated Ariane 62 launch. It still has to be a rideshare as a dedicated recoverable Falcon 9 could have done that mission as well.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/24/2019 12:46 am
Can't be an Ariane 5 for sure tho. That's impossible for sure. It would also make no sense for it to be a dedicated Ariane 62 launch. It still has to be a rideshare as a dedicated recoverable Falcon 9 could have done that mission as well.

If it's still getting to GEO somehow then F9 couldn't do it.  Options could be it raises its own orbit from GTO, or it rides something else from GTO to GEO, or it's not actually on Ariane 5 (I found the company release to be less than definitive on that point).
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Spindog on 08/24/2019 01:32 pm
Probably also getting a real discount rate along with the rideshare such an early flight of Arianne 6.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/24/2019 06:27 pm
https://spacenews.com/spacex-loses-falcon-heavy-customer-to-arianespace/
Quote
In an interview Aug. 24, Ovzon CEO Magnus René told SpaceNews the company received a more appealing launch offer from Arianespace.
...
René, in the interview, said Ovzon’s agreement with SpaceX was tentative, because Ovzon had not secured financing for its first telecommunications satellite, Ovzon-3.

Ovzon used its financing to cement a manufacturing agreement with Maxar Technologies in July to build Ovzon-3 using a Legion-class satellite platform (formerly called the SSL-500), and to finalize its launch arrangements. René said Ovzon-3 will have a mass of 1,500 kilograms.

René said Ovzon-3’s Ariane 5 launch is planned for the second half of 2021, and didn’t experience a change in schedule through the switch in vehicles.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/24/2019 06:28 pm
This interview hasn't aged well...

With rideshares it's not so straightforward.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 08/25/2019 01:19 am
The SSL 500 is designed for LEO and GEO, payload up to 250 kg and delta-V up to 800 m/s. Maybe the spacecraft will be be piggybacking on a larger spacecraft going to GEO. The configuration below shows a small sat attached to a truss on a larger satellite below.

http://sslmda.com/html/smallsat.php
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: Llian Rhydderch on 08/25/2019 10:32 am
https://spacenews.com/spacex-loses-falcon-heavy-customer-to-arianespace/
Quote
In an interview Aug. 24, Ovzon CEO Magnus René told SpaceNews the company received a more appealing launch offer from Arianespace.
...
René, in the interview, said Ovzon’s agreement with SpaceX was tentative, because Ovzon had not secured financing for its first telecommunications satellite, Ovzon-3.

Ovzon used its financing to cement a manufacturing agreement with Maxar Technologies in July to build Ovzon-3 using a Legion-class satellite platform (formerly called the SSL-500), and to finalize its launch arrangements. René said Ovzon-3 will have a mass of 1,500 kilograms.

René said Ovzon-3’s Ariane 5 launch is planned for the second half of 2021, and didn’t experience a change in schedule through the switch in vehicles.

Seeing competition in the launch industry--a situation where Arianespace can attract a launch contract away from the acknowledged low-price provider SpaceX--is awesome!

Hope we see a lot more of the competitive effects from the various launch service providers in the coming decade.  More space access for everyone! 
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: speedevil on 08/25/2019 09:46 pm
Can't be an Ariane 5 for sure tho. That's impossible for sure. It would also make no sense for it to be a dedicated Ariane 62 launch. It still has to be a rideshare as a dedicated recoverable Falcon 9 could have done that mission as well.

If it's still getting to GEO somehow then F9 couldn't do it.  Options could be it raises its own orbit from GTO, or it rides something else from GTO to GEO, or it's not actually on Ariane 5 (I found the company release to be less than definitive on that point).

I'm not sure F9 can't, or maybe I'm confused, which has happened.

If it's going to GEO, it would need ~2500+1800m/s burns, seperated by 6 hours.

The rocket equation says if you start out with 17000kg as the latest Starlink launch, for 19000kg initial mass possible, you end up with ~5500kg in GEO.

FH-Tesla demonstrated 6 hour coast.

M1 vac throttle lower limit may be an issue, there is modest evaporation allowed for a 1500kg sat.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: jacqmans on 08/26/2019 02:02 pm
Arianespace will launch the Ovzon-3 satellite for Ovzon

August 26, 2019

Arianespace today announced the signature of a launch services contract with Ovzon for the company’s first geostationary-orbiting telecommunications satellite: Ovzon-3. With offices in Sweden and the United States, Ovzon is dedicated to meeting the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in underserved regions.

Ovzon-3 will have a mass at liftoff of approximately 1,500 kg. and will be placed in geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in 2021 from the Guiana Space Center – Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America).

As an innovative small geostationary satellite, Ovzon-3 will feature multiple high-performance steerable beams to meet challenging communication requirements. In addition, the proprietary on-board processor developed by Ovzon enables such new functionalities as single-hop communications between very small terminals, reduced latency and more efficient use of the bandwidth.

The next generation Ovzon service is based on complete end-to-end proprietary components and patented technology. Ovzon-3 will significantly increase service performance, lead to new types of services, enable the use of even smaller terminals, expand coverage areas and increase the amount of available bandwidth.

As a result, Ovzon is to offer a revolutionary mobile broadband service via satellite that combines high bandwidth satellite communications services with highly mobile terminals.

Ovzon selected Maxar Technologies to build the satellite, using Maxar’s mid-size SSL-500 spacecraft platform.

Following the contract signature, Magnus René, CEO of Ovzon AB said: “Arianespace has won our confidence to serve Ovzon for this first launch. Ovzon 3 is an important first step towards fulfilling our strategy to revolutionize mobile broadband by satellite, offering the highest bandwidth with the smallest terminals. Ovzon 3 is the first of a number of satellites planned for global coverage of our high-end service. We are happy to engage Arianespace and Ariane 5, both synonymous with reliability and excellence for our important first launch.”

Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, added: “We are pleased and honored that Ovzon has entrusted Arianespace with the launch of its first satellite. The mobile broadband connectivity services to be offered with Ovzon-3 are particularly innovative. Ariane 5 will be at the ready for this mission, once again confirming its role as the champion for launches toward geostationary orbit.”
 
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: gongora on 08/27/2019 04:49 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1166355014937382915
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Startup sat operator @OvzonAB: Moving from @SpaceX to @Arianespace Ariane 5 will cost time in getting to final position, but we'll still get 20-yr service life for all-electric @Maxar-built, 1,500-kg spacecraft.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : 2021
Post by: woods170 on 08/27/2019 05:23 pm
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1166355014937382915
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Startup sat operator @OvzonAB: Moving from @SpaceX to @Arianespace Ariane 5 will cost time in getting to final position, but we'll still get 20-yr service life for all-electric @Maxar-built, 1,500-kg spacecraft.

Big difference in mass in between messages. Originally this bird was reported to be a 500 kg satellite. It now turns out to be actually 3 times as heavy: 1500 kg.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 : Ovzon-3 : Q4-2021
Post by: gongora on 10/28/2020 05:30 pm
https://twitter.com/Maxar/status/1321486787747958784
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We’re building Ovzon-3 using our Legion-class bus. At 1,500 kg, Ovzon’s custom built #satellite is small compared to traditional geostationary communications satellites. Launch is currently scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket.

Ovzon, As of October 21, 2020: https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-september-2020/
Quote
Ovzon 3 on schedule

Ovzon 3, which is now under production at our partner Maxar in the US, is planned to be launched during the fourth quarter of 2021. ...
EDIT
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA255 - SES-17 & Ovzon-3 - mid-August 2021
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/18/2021 08:50 pm
Cross-posts:
Planned launches:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

2021
March 4 - Star One D2, Eutelsat Quantum - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA254) - Kourou ELA-3
Q3 - SES-17, Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA255) - Kourou ELA-3
Q4 - Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3
October 31 - JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA256) - Kourou ELA-3
December - MEASAT-3d, Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA+ (VA257) - Kourou ELA-3 (or January 2022)
Late - Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1) - Ariane 5 ECA - Kourou ELA-3

Changes on January 10th

I got some information about the flights for this year:

<snips>
VA254 - Officially March 4th (most likely late May or June, due to delays related to new modifications to the launcher fairing)
VA255 - Mid-August, IF the VA254 campaign is not delayed any further
VA256 - Officially October 31st, with JWST

There may be another Ariane 5 flight this year, but it's unlikely.

However:
Ovzon, As of October 21, 2020: https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-september-2020/
Quote
Ovzon 3 on schedule

Ovzon 3, which is now under production at our partner Maxar in the US, is planned to be launched during the fourth quarter of 2021. ...

Spaceflight [N]ow sees the launch of Syracuse 4A with SES-17. (https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/01/11/james-webb-oneweb-highlight-arianespaces-2021-launch-schedule/) [dated January 11]
EDIT
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA255 - SES-17 & Ovzon-3 - mid-August 2021
Post by: GWR64 on 04/07/2021 07:40 pm
Belated schedule confirmation:
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ [March 31 update]
Quote
August • Ariane 5 • SES 17 & Ovzon 3
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana

What is confirmed?
Ovzon says again: Ovzon-3 launch in Q4 / 2021!

https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/02/annual-report-2020.pdf [dated March 18, see pp. 18 & 21]

edit Ovzon-3 launch: super-GTO 250 km x up to 71000 km

EDIT
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA255 - SES-17 & Ovzon-3 - August 2021
Post by: gongora on 05/03/2021 09:51 pm
OvZon-3 has two roll out solar arrays (from Maxar quarterly earnings)
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - Q4 2021
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 06/19/2021 03:47 am
Cross-post re: SES-17:
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated June 18
SES 17 and Syracuse 4A = VA255
Launch in late September 2021
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - 2022
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 08/18/2021 11:44 am
Ariane 5 ECA+ scheduled launches--no slots remain in 2021. (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52361.msg2204158#msg2204158)
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - 2022
Post by: GWR64 on 08/18/2021 07:37 pm
https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-june-2021/ [Aug 18]

Quote
...
Ovzon 3 and future growth

Ovzon 3, which is in final production and testing with our partner Maxar was planned to be launched during Q4 2021 and operational in Q2 2022. We have worked hard to maintain our launch schedule, but as communicated in a press release on August 17, this will unfortunately not be possible. The global pandemic and industry-wide supply chain issues have forced our production partner Maxar and one of their subcontractors, Honeywell, to delay the completion of Ovzon 3. We therefore plan for a rescheduled launch at the end of the second quarter 2022, and the satellite is thus expected to be operational during the fourth quarter. We have informed our customers and they continue to be committed and motivated to take advantage of our satellite’s unique strength in their global networks. The delay will not affect Ovzon’s current business and deliveries to existing or new customers. We have previously, strategically, secured leased satellite capacity for Ovzon’s requested Satcom-as-a-Service offering. The launch of Ovzon 3 is a daily focus for myself and our team, and we confidently look forward to the launch during 2022.
...
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - end of Q2 2022
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 08/19/2021 05:55 am
We therefore plan for a rescheduled launch at the end of the second quarter 2022,...

Late second quarter would be June, probably after JUICE on 9 June.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - end of Q2 2022
Post by: GWR64 on 08/27/2021 06:33 pm
We therefore plan for a rescheduled launch at the end of the second quarter 2022,...

Late second quarter would be June, probably after JUICE on 9 June.

This is the former JUICE launch slot. The JUICE launch is no longer planned for June 2022.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29300.msg2283094#msg2283094
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA25X - Ovzon-3 - end of Q2 2022
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 10/23/2021 06:20 pm
We therefore plan for a rescheduled launch at the end of the second quarter 2022,...
Plausible, less-massive payload aboard a hypothetical VA259?

My hypothesis places one of the Eutelsat satellites, scheduled to launch in H1 2022, on top of the Sylda.

See here (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54125.msg2299934#msg2299934) for my VA258 hypothesis.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA2XX - Ovzon-3 - H2 2022
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 02/18/2022 09:06 am
Cross-post; my bold:
https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-reschedules-launch-of-the-ovzon-3-satellite-until-the-second-half-of-2022/
Quote
February 18, 2022
Regulatory
Ovzon reschedules launch of the Ovzon 3 satellite until the second half of 2022

Ovzon is today announcing that the Ovzon 3 satellite launch will be delayed and is planned to be launched in the second half of 2022. The rescheduling is due to continued insufficiencies and delivery of key components affecting the completion of Ovzon 3 and of a large number of other satellites in the industry.
Title: Ariane 5 VA2XX - Syracuse-4B - end of 2022
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 02/21/2022 03:32 am
Syracuse 4B (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/syracuse-4b.htm)

THALES ALENIA SPACE AND AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE WIN FRENCH GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO SUPPLY COMSAT NG MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-and-airbus-defence-and-space-win-french-government), December 23, 2015

French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement), part of the Defense Ministry, has selected the consortium formed by Thales Alenia Space (65%) and Airbus Defence and Space (35%) to build and deliver the military satellite communications system, Comsat NG. As lead contractor, Thales Alenia Space will be in charge of relations with the Ministry of Defense.

The Comsat NG contract covers the construction and launch of two military communications satellites for the French armed forces, to replace the Syracuse 3A and Syracuse 3B satellites, launched in 2005 and 2006, respectively. These new satellites will enter in service in 2021 and will give France a higher performance system featuring new services.

Offering a design life of 15 years, the two satellites will have identical X and Ka-band payloads, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor. One will use the full electric Spacebus Neo platform, while the other will be built on the Eurostar 3000 platform. The Comsat NG satellites will feature unrivaled resistance to even the most extreme jamming methods, thanks to state-of-the-art equipment, including an active anti-jamming antenna and a digital onboard processor.

The contract also includes an extensive ground segment, including construction of the ground control and mission facilities, mainly calling on Thales Alenia Space’s Space Ops solutions. It will also include the refurbishment of ground stations in France and operating and maintenance support for a period of 17 years.

“I would like to thank the French Ministry of Defense for choosing us for this strategic contract, reflecting their renewed confidence in Thales Alenia Space,” said Jean Loïc Galle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Alenia Space

The Comsat NG satellites will extend and enhance the mission carried out by the Syracuse satellites in terms of exchanging information between mainland France and theaters of operation, and between different theaters, no matter how far apart they may be. They will also address growing data capacity requirements, driven in large part by the increased use of video transmissions.
Title: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 04/18/2022 04:33 pm
Quote
The partnership with Maxar on the production of the Ovzon
3 satellite continues to function well. However, the global
challenges of a component shortage and delivery problems
have unfortunately continued, affecting the completion of
Ovzon 3 as well as a large number of other satellites in the
industry. We have announced that the launch of the Ovzon 3
satellite will be delayed. It is now planned for late 2022.
source page 7 Ovzon Annual Report 2021 (https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/03/ovzon-annual-report-2021.pdf)

The launch partner also has to wait.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 06/04/2022 10:35 pm
Cross-post:
https://www.satellitetoday.com/partner-content/2022/05/27/ovzon-ceo-details-how-ovzon-3-launch-will-boost-its-satcom-as-service-offering/  [May 27]
Quote
[Ovzon CEO Pers] Norén: 2022 will be a phenomenal year. Ovzon 3 is truly a unique capability that has never been more relevant than today. We are looking forward to welcoming what we believe is a very disruptive capability into our core service and solutions. We are working closely with our production partner, Maxar, and making progress in finalizing the satellite and getting ready to launch sometime toward the end of the year.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 06/29/2022 06:52 pm
Ovzon-3 left behind, summarized at Spacenews:
Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-needs-to-piggyback-another-ariane-5-ride-for-late-2022-launch/) [Jun 28]

Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 06/29/2022 07:15 pm
Ovzon-3 left behind, summarized at Spacenews:
Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-needs-to-piggyback-another-ariane-5-ride-for-late-2022-launch/) [June 28]

Confirmation of the old manifest for VA258:
Quote
Arianespace had been preparing to launch the Swedish broadband service provider’s Ovzon-3 satellite with Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite.

The present situation:
Quote
However, Ovzon CEO Per Norén said Ovzon-3 is only expected to be ready for launch toward the end of this year. <snip>

Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch. <snip>

This makes it possible for Ovzon-3 to join one of the last remaining Ariane 5 missions with one or even two existing passengers, according to Norén. <snip>

“We’re working very closely with Arianespace and that’s our main path forward — they’re really good to deal with, and they’re working with us to get our launch scheduled when we can guarantee the finalization of the satellite,” he said. <snip>
They would need to bump another customer.  Or, another customer needs to find another launch provider = SpaceX. I can't think of any other currently available, credible provider.
Cross-post:
NextSpaceFlight (https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6978) lists a launch with a satellite for Eutelsat in November that will expend B1049

Based on the Eutelsat launch schedule this could be any of 10B, Hotbird 13F, Hotbird 13G.  All of them are electric propulsion and due to enter service in either H1 2023 or Q2/Q3 2023.

Quote
Norén said Ovzon is also talking to other launch providers to ensure Ovzon-3 gets to launch in 2022. <snip>
So, Ovzon may purchase a Falcon 9 ride or geostationary transfer orbit rideshare?  After canceling their earlier Falcon Heavy contract in favor of Arianespace in 2019?

It's a game of musical musical chairs, and someone is not seated when the music stops. 🎵 🎼 🎶 🎹

Details re: why the delay:
Quote
Ovzon-3 manufacturer Maxar Technologies is still waiting on a reaction wheel from its supplier Honeywell, Norén told SpaceNews June 28.

Although this is due to be delivered soon, he said Ovzon was unable to guarantee the satellite would be ready to launch with Eutelsat in September. Not least because Ovzon-3 also needs to travel from Maxar’s California facilities to Arianespace’s launchpad in French Guiana by boat, amid a shortage of Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. <snip>

Selling point for service:
Quote
Norén said demand for Ovzon-3, which also has a reprogrammable onboard processor that acts as a mesh network to enable remote satellite terminals to operate independently of a teleport, has increased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The article lists no Ariane 5 GEO-bound payloads for 2023.

Edited
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: Tomness on 06/29/2022 07:22 pm
Ovzon-3 left behind, summarized at Spacenews:
Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-needs-to-piggyback-another-ariane-5-ride-for-late-2022-launch/) [June 28]
Confirmation of the old manifest for VA258:
Quote
Arianespace had been preparing to launch the Swedish broadband service provider’s Ovzon-3 satellite with Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite.

The present situation:
Quote
However, Ovzon CEO Per Norén said Ovzon-3 is only expected to be ready for launch toward the end of this year. <snip>

Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch. <snip>

Ovzon-3 manufacturer Maxar Technologies is still waiting on a reaction wheel from its supplier Honeywell, Norén told SpaceNews June 28.

Although this is due to be delivered soon, he said Ovzon was unable to guarantee the satellite would be ready to launch with Eutelsat in September. Not least because Ovzon-3 also needs to travel from Maxar’s California facilities to Arianespace’s launchpad in French Guiana by boat, amid a shortage of Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. <snip>

“We’re working very closely with Arianespace and that’s our main path forward — they’re really good to deal with, and they’re working with us to get our launch scheduled when we can guarantee the finalization of the satellite,” he said. <snip>

Norén said Ovzon is also talking to other launch providers to ensure Ovzon-3 gets to launch in 2022.
So, Ovzon may purchase a Falcon 9 ride or geostationary transfer orbit rideshare?

Selling point for service:
Quote
Norén said demand for Ovzon-3, which also has a reprogrammable onboard processor that acts as a mesh network to enable remote satellite terminals to operate independently of a teleport, has increased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The article lists no Ariane 5 GEO-bound payloads for 2023.

Thats rich, they were slated originally for Falcon 9 and were pouched by Ariane. Now they would have go back to SpaceX.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 06/29/2022 07:55 pm
Ovzon-3 left behind, summarized at Spacenews:
Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-needs-to-piggyback-another-ariane-5-ride-for-late-2022-launch/) [June 28]

Quote
Norén said Ovzon is also talking to other launch providers to ensure Ovzon-3 gets to launch in 2022.
So, Ovzon may purchase a Falcon 9 ride or geostationary transfer orbit rideshare?



Very embarrassing, Kirk Pysher was very sad and angry in his last interview as head of ILS,
that Arianespace at a GTO launch, undercut ILS with a shared Proton-M and SpaceX with Falcon-9.
[my memory/Space Intel Report]

@zubenelgenubi: thanks for fixing it, not my day today.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 08/05/2022 02:42 pm
Ovzon continues to promise the launch this year.
But I do not know how.

https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-receives-1-1-musd-order-from-uk-mod-for-renewal-of-satcom-as-a-service/

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AUGUST 2, 2022 REGULATORY
Ovzon receives 1.1 MUSD order from UK MoD for renewal of SATCOM-as-a-Service
Ovzon has received an order for the renewal of Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service from the UK MoD through the company’s partner Airbus. The 18-month renewal, valued at 1.1 MUSD, will start on September 1, 2022, and represents an extension of Ovzon’s services in specific regions of the world.

Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service provides unprecedented levels of performance, mobility and reliability that are unmatched in the industry.

This renewal does not include all critical SATCOM-as-a-Service solutions provided by Ovzon to the UK Government, which are expected to be renewed later in 2022.

“As the security situation in Europe continues to evolve, secure, mobile, highspeed satellite communications will become even more critical for command-and-control centers, delivering sensor data, and most importantly senior leader assured communications. The UK MoD’s long-term renewal of Ovzon services is a testament to how important guaranteed communications are to national security in the region. With the launch of Ovzon’s first own satellite, Ovzon 3, later this year we will be able to deliver industry leading throughput, security, and resiliency to not just the UK, but to all NATO Nations who need the most reliable and secure SATCOM-as-a-Service solutions in the world”, says Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon. 
...
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 08/14/2022 06:36 am
@Salo has this triple launch in the Arianespace schedule:
Late November - MTG-I1, Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2), Ovzon-3 - Ariane 5 ECA+  (VA259) - Kourou ELA-3

This can also be found on a number of other sites on the internet.
I don't know the original source.
Two conditions are necessary for this to work.

1st condition:
Ovzon-3 must allow for a second (heavy) satellite to be stacked on top.
I haven't seen a picture of the complete Ovzon-3 yet.
But it is possible that this condition is met.
At SpaceX, Ovzon-3 was likely planned as a dual launch. SpaceX doesn't have a Sylda or anything like that.
With its 1.5t, Ovzon-3 is not a small rideshare payload.
ILS also allegedly bid for a dual launch on the Proton-M.

2nd condition:
Further changes in the Arianespace launch plan are necessary,
since Galaxy 35+36 and Eutelsat-10B cannot be launched together on an Ariane-5 (VA260?).

If condition 1 is met, I can think of several possibilities.
Apart from Arianespace and Ovzon/Maxar, other parties are always involved. None work without the cooperation of SpaceX.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: sts9 on 08/19/2022 08:23 am
SN Maxar receives delayed Ovzon 3 satellite parts (https://spacenews.com/maxar-receives-delayed-ovzon-3-satellite-parts/), August 18

TAMPA, Fla. — Ovzon’s first satellite is set to launch between December and February following the delivery of parts caught up in supply chain delays, the Swedish broadband service provider said Aug. 18.

The Ovzon 3 satellite is now able to enter the final stages of integration and assembly with manufacturer Maxar Technologies, which had been waiting on parts that include a reaction wheel from supplier Honeywell.
<snip>
<snip> Ovzon CEO Per Noré said Ovzon 3’s size makes it easier for Arianespace to work the spacecraft into an existing launch manifest [Ariane 5].

“It fits with many different other satellites and it’s not that difficult … to be a co-passenger with,” Noré said, adding “we’re not worried about” it.

Once launched from Arianespace’s launchpad in French Guiana, he said it would take about four months for Ovzon-3 to enter service and expand the company’s available capacity with five steerable beams.
<snip>

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Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 08/19/2022 01:40 pm
SN Maxar receives delayed Ovzon 3 satellite parts (https://spacenews.com/maxar-receives-delayed-ovzon-3-satellite-parts/), August 18

...

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from the SpaceNews article:
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Arianespace is looking to add Ovzon-3 to one of three remaining Ariane 5 flights before transitioning to the Ariane 6.

In fact, only two Ariane 5 are possible. And they are actually fully booked.
The big payloads Eutelsat 10B and the Galaxy 35/36 stack are urgent.
No idea how Arianespace wants to trick that.   ???
The last Ariane 5 is reserved for JUICE.
After that there is a break with GTO launches at Arianespace.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 08/19/2022 05:18 pm
https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-june-2022/

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...
Increased clarity around the launch of Ovzon 3

The details and clarity around the launch of Ovzon 3 have increased significantly in recent months. The critical key components that were previously delayed are now delivered to our production partner Maxar as well as our own developed On-Board-Processor, which is now integrated, and under testing on the satellite. This industry-unique communication platform will make the satellite’s capabilities exceptional from many perspectives, but above all,around guaranteed and secure connectivity in all kinds of conditions. Ovzon 3 is now entering the final stages of integration and assembly with active final tests, including the so-called Thermal Vacuum Test. Given that all tests perform well, and that all logistics and coordination is achieved the launch of Ovzon 3 will take place sometime during the period December 2022 to February 2023. We have received this launch slot from our partner Arianespace as part of their total launch plan. The launch of Ovzon 3 will take place at Arianespace’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guinea. After launch, it will take another four months approximately before the satellite is in an operational position and can be used for customer deliveries.

...

hmm... shrug
We will see how the payloads are combined on VA259 and VA260.
"December 2022 to February 2023" means VA260, I think.
MTG-I1 launch is planned for late November 2022, that should be VA259
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 09/16/2022 01:47 pm
Peter B. de Selding (SpaceIntelReport.com) brings the Heinrich Hertz satellite into play. (via kratos defense)
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Ovzon 3 is likely to be paired for the launch with Germany’s Heinrich Hertz civil/military telecommunications technology demonstration satellite for a launch to geostationary-transfer orbit.
https://www.kratosdefense.com/constellations-podcast/articles/government-satcom-on-the-move-provider-ovzon-ovzon-3-satellite-to-launch-dec-feb-on-ariane-5  [August 18?]
For a launch in February 2023 he would have to be shipped at the end of 2022.
Optimistic, according to the latest news.
Later is not possible, otherwise there is conflict with the JUICE launch window.
A triple launch would be the best, but that depends on the Ovzon-3 design.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/28/2022 09:19 am
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1575052183501819906?s=46&t=mEMjwcwYyhwwGSmiDY8hBQ

So Heinrich Hertz on Ariane 5?
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 09/29/2022 08:44 pm
Moderator:
When we have information on which launch vehicle Ovzon-3 will launch on, we'll split this thread as appropriate.

Or when we have more information about the other satellites involved.

Edit: gongora split the thread.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 10/21/2022 07:38 pm
No clarification from Ovzon about the launcher situation.
But rather nebulous statements.

https://www.ovzon.com/en/interim-report-january-september-2022/ [10/21/2022]

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Ovzon 3 in final stages of integration and test

In our previous interim report, we communicated that the details and clarity around the launch of our own satellite Ovzon 3 have increased significantly in recent months. The satellite is now in the final stages of integration with active final tests. Given that all tests perform well, and that all logistics and coordination is achieved, the launch of Ovzon 3 will take place sometime in the time period December 2022 to February 2023. In the wake of the pandemic with global component shortages and logistical problems as a result, we observe that many satellite programs have been delayed. There are therefore several organizations in the industry who, like us, are planning to launch satellites in the near future. The prioritization and the queue system for launches are totally dependent on when satellites are finally tested and transported to the spaceport. In the past, it has been the case that national and political interests also weigh heavily. Our focus is, of course, that our obtained launch plan will hold and that no other external factors will affect it. It will take approximately another four months after launch before the satellite is in an operational position and can be used for customer service.
Title: Re: Re: Ariane 5 VA260 - Syracuse 4B & ? - NET 17 February 2023 (00:15 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 11/01/2022 10:24 pm
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/cyprus-regulator-ovzon-3-satellite-wont-be-shipped-by-maxar-until-late-march-or-later-asks-itu-for-deadline-extension/

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Cyprus regulator: Ovzon 3 satellite won’t be shipped by Maxar until late March or later; asks ITU for deadline extension
written by Peter B. de Selding November 1, 2022

LA PLATA, Maryland — The Ovzon 3 mobile communications satellite owned by Sweden-based Ovzon AB will not be ready for shipment by prime contractor Maxar Technologies until late March 2023, according to the national regulatory authority responsible for the satellite.

The Republic of Cyprus’s Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy is the regulatory body for what the ministry calls the CYP-30B-59.7E-3 satellite network, which is being brought into use under the Ovzon-3 name...

The rest is behind a pay wall.
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become a subscriber!
too expensive!

So, if VA260 is supposed to take off by mid-February at the latest, then obviously without Ovzon-3.
If then a partner is ready for Syracuse 4B, Heinrich Hertz probably.
Otherwise this launch (then VA261) would only be after JUICE (then VA260), NET end of May - June 2023.
Title: Re: Ovzon-3
Post by: GWR64 on 11/26/2022 02:47 pm
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ITU denies Ovzon extension request

November 21, 2022
...
Ovzon-3 was licensed by Cyprus and, like many other satellite operators, has suffered delays in manufacturing caused by the pandemic, and had asked the ITU’s RRB for an 11-month extension to its BIU timetable. The current ITU permission expires on December 15th and Ovzon has argued ‘force majeure’ in its application for an extension.
...
However, the RRB has asked for extra information and proofs so there is hope that the initial refusal could be reversed. The ITU will meet again in March. Meanwhile, the Cyprus regulator for Ovzon has reportedly said that the satellite can be ready for launch by the end of March 2023 and a launch within 6 months.

Source: https://advanced-television.com/2022/11/21/itu-denies-ovzon-extension-request/
Title: Re: Ovzon-3
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/19/2023 12:25 am
Any new developments?
Title: Re: Ovzon-3
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/19/2023 05:41 am
Their website still says "planned for 2022"!

https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-3-makes-higher-data-speeds-and-new-services-possible/

This 10 January article says that it will be launched soon.

"Dispersive’s unique stealth networking capability adds another valuable component to the multi-layered protection of our systems and will play an important role in enabling a secure infrastructure for the soon-to-launch Ovzon 3 satellite."

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ovzon-selects-dispersive-enhance-satellite-110000892.html

The January 2023 issue of Sat Magazine had this to say about Ovzon 3, but no launch information.

"Of course, we also hope for continued cooperation around our satellite Ovzon 3 and its unique features with increased mobility, performance, and resiliency. Ovzon 3 will further strengthen the ability of customers who must be able to conduct vital societal functions and protect critical infrastructure during operations in complex and vulnerable situations."

http://satmagazine.com/2023/SM%20Jan2023.pdf
Title: Re: Ovzon-3
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 02/03/2023 08:39 pm
Now back on F9  ???

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1621620080940310529s

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Satellite operator Ovzon, which lost its slot on one of the last Ariane 5 launches because of satellite production delays, says its Ovzon 3 GEO satellite will now launch on a Falcon 9 in the 3rd quarter of the year.

https://news.cision.com/ovzon-ab/r/ovzon-reschedules-the-launch-of-ovzon-3-and-selects-spacex-as-the-launch-provider,c3706142

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Ovzon reschedules the launch of Ovzon 3 and selects SpaceX as the launch provider

FRI, FEB 03, 2023 21:20 CET Report this content
Ovzon AB has been informed by the satellite manufacturer Maxar that there will be additional delays in the finalization of the satellite Ovzon 3. To accommodate an updated launch window, Ovzon has also shifted launch provider to SpaceX with liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket targeted between July and September 2023. 

Due to the delays in the production of the Ovzon 3 satellite, the company has been engaged with the current launch provider Arianespace to find a new launch opportunity, which Arianespace ultimately could not accommodate. Accordingly, Ovzon has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to ensure flexibility and the most optimal timing to launch the satellite when it is ready for liftoff. Ovzon 3 will be launched by a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket later this year from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The delay of Ovzon 3 is expected to increase the total cost of the satellite project with approximately USD 25 million. The delay will have no effect on Ovzon's current business commitments. The company has secured access to strategic satellite capacity that ensures ongoing service delivery and future sales of Ovzon’s industry leading SATCOM-as-a-Service. In addition, as set out in a separate press release, Ovzon has secured additional financing.

“While we are clearly disappointed in the continued delays in production of the satellite, we remain perfectly confident with the market demand of Ovzon 3, evidenced by the increasing demand from current and new customers around the world. The underlying capability and technology will be the catalyst for a paradigm shift in mobility, performance, and resiliency in delivering Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service. We are working relentlessly with Maxar, SpaceX and other stakeholders to finalize the satellite and launch Ovzon 3 into orbit at first available opportunity", says Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon.

Webcast

Ovzon’s CEO Per Norén and CFO Noora Jayasekara will answer questions at a webcast on February 6, 2023, at 10.00 am CET.

The webcast will be available via the following link:
https://onlinexperiences.com/Launch/QReg/ShowUUID=4FB13E88-D87F-4115-ADB0-02C89FAC4F45

To participate via conference call, please register via the following link and follow the instructions:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI01396d5bcd6b42338d133b1197f150fb
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: Conexion Espacial on 02/03/2023 08:46 pm
Would this satellite fly in a mission as a single passagemaster or in a mission with more satellites?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 02/03/2023 08:54 pm
https://twitter.com/arianespace/status/1621627837273735177

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Due to the delay of Ovzon 3, we could not accommodate a short-term launch opportunity matching the rescheduling of the project.
We sincerely thank @OvzonAB for their trust and are eager to work further with them. We wish all the possible success to Ovzon 3.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: Comga on 02/03/2023 08:58 pm
In early 2019, this was listed as a Heavy (then a Falcon Heavy) launch direct to GEO.
The Ariane launch was not, and targeted a common GTO.
This is now a Falcon 9 launch.
Has the F9 capacity grown enough to do a direct to GEO launch of the "approximately 1,500 kg" Ovzon-3?
(Hopefully one of our esteemed NSF correspondents can ask this in the Feb 6 webcast, along with the rideshare question.)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: Alexphysics on 02/03/2023 09:03 pm
When it was flying on Falcon Heavy it was going as rideshare with Viasat-3 Americas so the total payload mass was in the order of several tonnes. Falcon 9 should be able to take it to GEO directly if it's the only ride at 1.5 tonnes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: Bean Kenobi on 02/03/2023 09:08 pm
Would this satellite fly in a mission as a single passagemaster or in a mission with more satellites?

Astranis 4-satellites flight is scheduled in the same timeframe, also on a Falcon 9. Maybe the 5th member of this launch ?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: ZachS09 on 02/03/2023 09:17 pm
When it was flying on Falcon Heavy it was going as rideshare with Viasat-3 Americas so the total payload mass was in the order of several tonnes. Falcon 9 should be able to take it to GEO directly if it's the only ride at 1.5 tonnes.

The question is how will the booster be recovered on this type of mission.

My best guess is the typical downrange drone ship landing. But if SpaceX has a really old booster they want to expend, then use it on this mission and give Stage 2 enough delta-v to make it to GEO.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: su27k on 02/04/2023 01:40 am
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The delay of Ovzon 3 is expected to increase the total cost of the satellite project with approximately USD 25 million.

Only $25M more to buy a Falcon 9, seems pretty cheap. They probably have some milestone payment left unpaid from the Ariane deal, but I don't think they can get the money already paid to Ariane back.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: Tomness on 02/04/2023 05:39 am
I bet they are glad they never asked for their launch reservation back and keep it for just in case
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 02/05/2023 07:37 am
... Falcon 9 should be able to take it to GEO directly if it's the only ride at 1.5 tonnes.

Is this confirmed?
maybe yes, but I think, the standard Falcon-9 second stage is not suitable for such long coast phases.
It requires a special equipment, like on the Falcon Heavy.
Also the empty second stage must be accelerated to the GEO. Much more than 1.5 t.
If the second stage's fuel is to be fully utilized, the acceleration, even with Merlin 1 vac throttled to its lowest limit, will exceed 6g. How efficient is the engine in this mode?

The question is how will the booster be recovered on this type of mission.

My best guess is the typical downrange drone ship landing. But if SpaceX has a really old booster they want to expend, then use it on this mission and give Stage 2 enough delta-v to make it to GEO.

expendable costs more, no matter how old the booster is, as far as I understood
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: niwax on 02/05/2023 11:28 am
... Falcon 9 should be able to take it to GEO directly if it's the only ride at 1.5 tonnes.

Is this confirmed?
maybe yes, but I think, the standard Falcon-9 second stage is not suitable for such long coast phases.
It requires a special equipment, like on the Falcon Heavy.
Also the empty second stage must be accelerated to the GEO. Much more than 1.5 t.
If the second stage's fuel is to be fully utilized, the acceleration, even with Merlin 1 vac throttled to its lowest limit, will exceed 6g. How efficient is the engine in this mode?

It's incredibly tight, but not entirely out of the question. Assuming they can usually get 5.5t to GTO-1800, there is about 1743m/s left assuming 4.5t dry mass and 348s ISP. So it's literally about 100kg more or less LEO capability whether they can get there or not. Expended should be easy as they have previously delivered 6.6t to GTO-1600. That would leave 2100m/s when 1600 are needed, more than enough for a mission extension kit.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: Alexphysics on 02/05/2023 11:32 am

but I think, the standard Falcon-9 second stage is not suitable for such long coast phases.
It requires a special equipment, like on the Falcon Heavy.


Falcon 9 has already flown with said equipment twice and years before Falcon Heavy did so. It's the same second stage but with a mission extension kit. This mission extension kit can be put in whatever second stage you want to regardless if there's one or three boosters below it. See GPS-III SV03 and CRS-18.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Q3 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 02/05/2023 12:48 pm
Thank you @niwax and @Alexphysics for the replies. It pretty confirms what I wrote.
Energetically it is tight.
SpaceX will charge extra for a mission extension kit. We don't know if Ovzon was willing to pay for it.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: Comga on 02/05/2023 08:19 pm
... Falcon 9 should be able to take it to GEO directly if it's the only ride at 1.5 tonnes.

Is this confirmed?
maybe yes, but I think, the standard Falcon-9 second stage is not suitable for such long coast phases.
It requires a special equipment, like on the Falcon Heavy.
Also the empty second stage must be accelerated to the GEO. Much more than 1.5 t.
If the second stage's fuel is to be fully utilized, the acceleration, even with Merlin 1 vac throttled to its lowest limit, will exceed 6g. How efficient is the engine in this mode?

It's incredibly tight, but not entirely out of the question. Assuming they can usually get 5.5t to GTO-1800, there is about 1743m/s left assuming 4.5t dry mass and 348s ISP. So it's literally about 100kg more or less LEO capability whether they can get there or not. Expended should be easy as they have previously delivered 6.6t to GTO-1600. That would leave 2100m/s when 1600 are needed, more than enough for a mission extension kit.

If the margins are too tight for direct injection into GEO, then SpaceX could fly to GEO-X m/s at 0 deg inclination, keeping the apogee below GEO.

Like the dial-a-mass Starlink launches it could be dial-a-perigee, using whatever capacity is a confidently avilable.

edit: It’s not “the SpaceX way” to eke out the last bit of performance by expending hardware. 
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: gongora on 02/07/2023 07:22 pm
There were no detailed questions about the launch on their Monday call (I wasn't getting up in the middle of the night for that).  They said the satellite will be operational about four months after launch.  Still need to get extension of their bringing into use date at the March meeting of the ITU.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 02/11/2023 03:23 pm
In this Maxar presentation are some common information about the "Legion Class" satellite bus.  page 6  [2020]
https://s22.q4cdn.com/683266634/files/doc_presentations/2020/03/March-2020-Investor-Day-SI-Commercial-Presentation.pdf
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 04/01/2023 03:51 pm
https://www.ovzon.com/en/international-telecommunications-union-extends-regulatory-filings-for-ovzon-3-orbital-position/

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March 28, 2023
Regulatory
International Telecommunications Union extends regulatory filings for Ovzon 3 orbital position

The Radio Regulations Board (RRB) of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has on March 27, 2023, announced their approval of an extension of the regulatory time limits to Bring Into Use (BIU) the regulatory filings for the orbital position intended for the Ovzon 3 satellite. 

The RRB has extended the BIU time limit to December 31, 2023, which allows Ovzon to continue planning for the placement of the Ovzon 3 satellite in the 59.7° East orbital position. The extension is required in view of the previously announced (Feb 3, 2023) rescheduling of the Ovzon 3 launch. This supports a launch within the first part of the current launch window of July – September 2023. A launch occurring late in the announced window may require additional approvals from the RRB. Ovzon is continuously engaged with the satellite manufacturer (Maxar) and launch provider (SpaceX) to finalize and launch the satellite.

“We are pleased with the decision of the RRB, and we will continue to engage in every detail impacting the manufacturing and launch schedule of the Ovzon 3 satellite. We will make every effort to ensure our regulatory approvals are synchronized with the timing of our upcoming launch. We remain keenly focused on all actions required to bring the Ovzon 3 satellite’s unique capabilities into orbit.”  says Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon.

The ITU is a specialized agency of the United Nations that regulates and administers the international use of radio frequencies, coverage areas, and priorities for the global fleet of satellites. Ovzon has spectrum assignments registered with the ITU in twelve orbital locations on the geostationary arc. The approvals by the RRB were specific to the filings for the orbital position at 59.7° East.

Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 04/28/2023 06:25 pm
https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-interim-report-january-march-2023/

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Eventful beginning to the year

Early in the year, it became clear that our manufacturing partner Maxar was experiencing further delays in the completion of our first proprietary satellite, Ovzon 3, which in turn meant we were forced to postpone the launch date for the satellite. To ensure flexibility and an optimal launch date, we signed an agreement with a new launch provider and the decision was made to switch from Arianespace to SpaceX. The work on the satellite is now in an intensive final phase. Our assessment continues to be that the launch of Ovzon 3 will take place in the period July to September 2023, given that the final integration and tests fall out as planned. However, there is still some uncertainty around the exact time of completion, which could potentially lead to some further delay.

In March, we were notified that our regulatory deadline for the use of the spectrum for orbital position 59.7 ° East had been extended – a position that is intended for use by Ovzon 3.

The delay notwithstanding, we are seeing continued strong interest from new and existing customers relating to Ovzon 3 and the unique new communication methods that the satellite enables.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : Q3 2023
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 06/22/2023 09:12 am
Now NET Late-2023/Early-2024:

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Ovzon provides update on launch and progress of the Ovzon 3 satellite (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-provides-update-on-launch-and-progress-of-the-ovzon-3-satellite/)

JUNE 22, 2023

Ovzon previously announced a change in launch providers from Arianespace to SpaceX in February of this year due to delays in manufacturing of the Ovzon 3 satellite. This led to a corresponding change in the expected launch window to no earlier than July — September 2023. The final assembly and testing of the satellite, in addition to the complex modeling associated with changing launch vehicles, is taking longer than anticipated, and Ovzon now expects the launch window to be no earlier than late 2023 or early 2024.

Ovzon has worked closely with SpaceX to ensure the analysis required to safeguard the satellite in the Falcon 9 launch environment is completed as quickly as possible, and continues to work daily with Maxar to optimize the final steps in assembly, test, and validation of Ovzon 3. The remaining major milestone for the finalization of the spacecraft involves systems level dynamics testing that will begin in early July at Maxar. The results of the tests will retire a significant portion of the schedule risk in the program and allow Ovzon to establish a more accurate launch date. Ovzon will provide an update at the conclusion of the upcoming tests.

[...]
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : NET Q4 2023
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 08/18/2023 01:25 pm
On track for Late-2023 / Early-2024:

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Ovzon Interim Report January–June 2023 (https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-interim-report-january-june-2023/)
AUGUST 18, 2023

[...]

Ovzon 3 in its final phase

The tests, assembly, and finalization of Ovzon 3 has progressed well during second quarter and the spacecraft completed the so important dynamics test in early August. While important work still remains, the satellite is in the final stages of development. I am pleased to confirm that our adjusted timeline, that we communicated in June 2023, currently holds which points to a launch of Ovzon 3 no earlier than late 2023 or early 2024. We will communicate a more narrow and specific time for launch sometime in the fourth quarter.

[...]
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : December 2023/January 2024
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 08/21/2023 04:37 am
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated August 20:
Launch December 2023/January 2024, Cape Canaveral
(LC-39A is booked solid into Spring 2024, so launch will probably be from SLC-40.)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : Florida : December 2023/January 2024
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 10/20/2023 09:14 am
On track for launch in December, scheduled to arrive in Cape Canaveral in Late-November:

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Ovzon Interim Report January–September 2023 (https://www.ovzon.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/02/ovzon-q3-eng.pdf)
OCTOBER 20, 2023

[...]

Ovzon 3 – launch planned before year-end
The tests, assembly, and finalization of Ovzon 3 have progressed very well during the third quarter, a great team effort that has resulted in a planned launch as soon as December 2023. This is in the early part of our previously communicated time interval. Ovzon 3 will reach the launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida by late November.

[...]

Also came across this picture of the satellite at Maxar:
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 10/20/2023 10:18 am
On track for launch in December, scheduled to arrive in Cape Canaveral in Late-November:
Launch campaigns occupy LC-39A through the end of the year; I expect that this launch will be from SLC-40.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: gongora on 11/03/2023 11:08 pm
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Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 180 days of Special Temporary Authority
(“STA”),1 commencing December 15, 2023, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku-band earth
station, KL92, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the Ovzon 3 satellite.2
Ovzon 3 is expected to launch on December 15, 2023.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last
approximately 140 days.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 11/10/2023 06:14 pm
https://www.ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/
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Ovzon 3 - preparing for launch

TOP SPEED DURING LAUNCH           36,000km/h / 22,370 mi/h
ALTITUDE ABOVE EARTH EQUATOR   35,786km / 22,236 miles
WIDTH OF DEPLOYED SATELLITE           27m / 89ft
WEIGHT OF SATELLITE                   1,800kg / 3,968lb

Ready for lift-off!

We are getting closer to the historic launch of our first satellite – Ovzon 3.

Ovzon 3 is the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite ever to be launched. It’s also the most powerful GEO satellite ever to be put into orbit covering 1/3 of the earth via its steerable spot beams. The satellite carries Ovzon’s patented solution with high power steerable beams and unique software defined capabilities.

Launched via a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Ovzon 3 will reach a geostationary transfer orbit. Once released from the rocket’s 3rd stage at an apogee of 36,000 km, Ovzon 3 will utilize its internal electric propulsion system. Over a span of 3-4 months, it will gradually transition from the transfer orbit to its designated geostationary orbit position, or ‘parking lot,’ at 59.7 degrees east.

The launch of Ovzon 3 will take place at SpaceX Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The exact launch date has not been finalized yet, but the time window allocated to us is during December. We will provide a more specific date as we receive additional details from SpaceX within the upcoming weeks.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: Brigantine on 11/23/2023 06:51 am
Launched via a Falcon 9 rocket [...] Once released from the rocket’s 3rd stage at an apogee of 36,000 km, Ovzon 3 will utilize its internal electric propulsion system. Over a span of 3-4 months

Hold up... 3rd stage?

Did they just neglect to update that line when they changed launch vehicles, or is there actually a kick stage?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: catdlr on 11/23/2023 07:18 am
Launched via a Falcon 9 rocket [...] Once released from the rocket’s 3rd stage at an apogee of 36,000 km, Ovzon 3 will utilize its internal electric propulsion system. Over a span of 3-4 months

Hold up... 3rd stage?

Did they just neglect to update that line when they changed launch vehicles, or is there actually a kick stage?

It's the sats own electric propulsion

SOURCE (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-3-on-course-to-miss-regulatory-deadline-after-latest-delay/)

Quote
Because the Maxar Technologies-built satellite will rely on electric propulsion, it will take several months to climb to its slot at 59.7 degrees East after reaching geostationary transfer orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: ZachS09 on 11/24/2023 04:22 am
When Ovzon 3 was originally manifested for Ariane 5, a brochure listed the targeted GTO apogee as 71,000 kilometers (supersynchronous transfer orbit). Why was the apogee lowered to normal GTO altitude (35,786 kilometers)?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 11/24/2023 04:38 am
When Ovzon 3 was originally manifested for Ariane 5, a brochure listed the targeted GTO apogee as 70,000 kilometers (supersynchronous transfer orbit). Why was the apogee lowered to normal GTO altitude (35,786 kilometers)?

Probably because Falcon 9 doesn't have the extra performance available for super-GTO.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: spacenuance on 11/24/2023 05:06 am
When Ovzon 3 was originally manifested for Ariane 5, a brochure listed the targeted GTO apogee as 70,000 kilometers (supersynchronous transfer orbit). Why was the apogee lowered to normal GTO altitude (35,786 kilometers)?

Probably because Falcon 9 doesn't have the extra performance available for super-GTO.

I think F9 could send this to the moon.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 11/29/2023 08:56 pm
First RTLS for a GTO profile:

NextSpaceflight (Updated November 29th)
First stage LZ-1 Landing
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7088
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: rocketenthusiast on 11/29/2023 09:53 pm
this likely will be the spicyest RTLS in all likelihood! also means that it may not be going to some crazy supersynch gto!
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 11/30/2023 05:15 am
NextSpaceflight (Updated November 30th)
Launch NET December 14th, 2023, at 21:00 UTC
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7088
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : December 2023
Post by: ZachS09 on 11/30/2023 03:52 pm
this likely will be the spicyest RTLS in all likelihood! also means that it may not be going to some crazy supersynch gto!

Not that it matters; but I bet on the Orbiter 2016 simulator, even with Stage 1 boosting back to LZ-1, I can get Ovzon 3 to an apogee of 71,000 kilometers as originally intended back then.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 14 December 2023 (21:00 UTC)
Post by: wannamoonbase on 12/01/2023 08:01 pm
First RTLS for a GTO profile:

NextSpaceflight (Updated November 29th)
First stage LZ-1 Landing
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7088

This is crazy!

They are really getting comfortable squeezing the margins on the F9.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 14 December 2023 (21:00 UTC)
Post by: alugobi on 12/01/2023 08:31 pm
This is part of what they have to do if they want to get to 144 next year.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 14 December 2023 (21:00 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 12/08/2023 06:35 am
Delayed by 24 hours, which was to be expected with the recent 24-hour delays to recent Starlink Group 6 missions:

NextSpaceflight (Updated December 7th/8th)
Launch NET December 15th, 2023, at 21:00 UTC
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7088
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (21:00 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 12/09/2023 05:03 pm
According to the countdown on the Ovzon website, the launch is on December 15th. 20:45 UTC.
https://www.ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (21:00 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 12/10/2023 03:37 pm
NextSpaceflight (https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7088) has 20:46 UTC for the launch. well 1 min., maybe rounded differently.
But I fear that further postponement will occur, depending on when Starlink 6-34 can take place.
The launch date of USSF-52 could also have an impact. The landing zone must be clear after that.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/11/2023 10:03 am
NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
111023Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1428/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   152046Z TO 152346Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2046Z TO 2346Z DAILY 16 THRU 21 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-34.00N 080-10.00W, 28-40.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-41.00N 080-25.00W, 28-39.00N 080-37.00W,
      28-26.00N 080-32.00W, 28-24.00N 080-19.00W.
   B. 28-58.00N 074-34.00W, 29-09.00N 074-53.00W,
      28-52.00N 076-53.00W, 28-40.00N 076-54.00W,
      28-31.00N 074-54.00W, 28-39.00N 074-33.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 220046Z DEC 23.//
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/11/2023 04:36 pm
Apparently, no launch delay to December 16.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: OneSpeed on 12/11/2023 10:41 pm
NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Map from the NGA notice. The ASDS location 477km downrange is just a SWAG.

EDIT: the area may be for a failed boostback burn only.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/12/2023 04:32 am
Apparently, no launch delay to December 16.

It's now postponed to December 16 per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
120357Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1432/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   162046Z TO 162346Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2046Z TO 2346Z DAILY 17 THRU 21 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-34.00N 080-10.00W, 28-40.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-41.00N 080-25.00W, 28-39.00N 080-37.00W,
      28-26.00N 080-32.00W, 28-24.00N 080-19.00W.
   B. 28-58.00N 074-34.00W, 29-09.00N 074-53.00W,
      28-52.00N 076-53.00W, 28-40.00N 076-54.00W,
      28-31.00N 074-54.00W, 28-39.00N 074-33.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1428/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 220046Z DEC 23.//
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 16 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 12/12/2023 03:07 pm
If it’s ultimately decided to go for the drone ship 477 km downrange, could it mean that Ovzon 3 is to be deployed in an optimized GTO?

As in three M-Vac burns, the third of which occurring at apogee?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 16 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Brigantine on 12/12/2023 07:26 pm
If it’s ultimately decided to go for the drone ship 477 km downrange, could it mean that Ovzon 3 is to be deployed in an optimized GTO?

As in three M-Vac burns, the third of which occurring at apogee?
The motivation is probably just that due to LC-39A delay, OTV-7 will still occupy the ground landing zones. But they might engage in some opportunism.

I don't see any indication where the 2nd stage will come back down... So maybe it won't? (high perigee disposal)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 16 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/12/2023 10:25 pm
Postponed to December 17 per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
122211Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1434/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   172046Z TO 172346Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2046Z TO 2346Z DAILY 18 THRU 23 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-34.00N 080-10.00W, 28-40.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-41.00N 080-25.00W, 28-39.00N 080-37.00W,
      28-26.00N 080-32.00W, 28-24.00N 080-19.00W.
   B. 28-58.00N 074-34.00W, 29-09.00N 074-53.00W,
      28-52.00N 076-53.00W, 28-40.00N 076-54.00W,
      28-31.00N 074-54.00W, 28-39.00N 074-33.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1432/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 240046Z DEC 23.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/13/2023 06:13 am
I expect another one-day delay minimum, to December 18, after tonight's weather-induced abort ofStarlink 6-34.  Given the lousy forecast for December 14 and 15 UTC, there will likely be further delays for Ovzon-3.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1734799020005138588
Quote
Standing down from tonight's [December 13 UTC] Falcon 9 launch of Starlink due to high ground-level winds. Vehicle and payload are healthy. Targeting no earlier than Wednesday, December 13 [Thursday,  December 14 UTC] for next launch opportunity.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/13/2023 06:46 am
I expect another one-day delay minimum, to December 18, after tonight's weather-induced abort ofStarlink 6-34.  Given the lousy forecast for December 14 and 15 UTC, there will likely be further delays for Ovzon-3.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1734799020005138588
Quote
Standing down from tonight's [December 13 UTC] Falcon 9 launch of Starlink due to high ground-level winds. Vehicle and payload are healthy. Targeting no earlier than Wednesday, December 13 [Thursday,  December 14 UTC] for next launch opportunity.
More likely they will just launch Ovzon-3 first. We've seen similar sequence swaps in the past.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 12/13/2023 12:01 pm
I remember once saying that external customers come first before internal missions.

Starlink is not high priority.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: TrevorMonty on 12/13/2023 02:42 pm
I remember once saying that external customers come first before internal missions.

Starlink is not high priority.
External customer launches help pay the bills today while return on Starlink launch will take years to recover.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: spacenuance on 12/13/2023 04:26 pm
Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 12/13/2023 04:33 pm
Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.

Looks like it's a converted Falcon Heavy Side Booster, so should be B1073-12 or B1076-10
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 16 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/13/2023 07:49 pm
The motivation is probably just that due to LC-39A delay, OTV-7 will still occupy the ground landing zones. But they might engage in some opportunism.
IIRC, LZ-1 and 2 can be cleared same day if necessary.

However, this may be a moot point. Given yesterday's and today's developments, Ovzon-3 may launch first.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Jim on 12/13/2023 08:37 pm
Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.

No, it already has a vehicle on it.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 12/13/2023 08:58 pm
https://twitter.com/OvzonAB/status/1735053975768924375
Quote
Preparing for the launch of Ovzon 3!
Listen to Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon, presenting the company, the launch of Ovzon 3, and what it means for Ovzon's new generation of SATCOM-as-a-Service. To see the full interview here: https://ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/13/2023 11:12 pm
Quote from: Ovzon AB tweet
Preparing for the launch of Ovzon 3!
Listen to Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon, presenting the company, the launch of Ovzon 3, and what it means for Ovzon's new generation of SATCOM-as-a-Service. To see the full interview here: https://ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/ [Dec 13]
Is the tweet photo a launch processing photos at SPOC?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: russianhalo117 on 12/13/2023 11:21 pm
Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.

Looks like it's a converted Falcon Heavy Side Booster, so should be B1073-12 or B1076-10
No you are seeing a black interstage with the second stage already mated with it.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: russianhalo117 on 12/13/2023 11:26 pm
Quote from: Ovzon AB tweet
Preparing for the launch of Ovzon 3!
Listen to Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon, presenting the company, the launch of Ovzon 3, and what it means for Ovzon's new generation of SATCOM-as-a-Service. To see the full interview here: https://ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/ [Dec 13]
Is the tweet photo a launch processing photos at SPOC?
SMAB as SPOC is for MLP storage, offline processing and integration for LVOS for ULA launchers only.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Jim on 12/13/2023 11:51 pm
Quote from: Ovzon AB tweet
Preparing for the launch of Ovzon 3!
Listen to Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon, presenting the company, the launch of Ovzon 3, and what it means for Ovzon's new generation of SATCOM-as-a-Service. To see the full interview here: https://ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/ [Dec 13]
Is the tweet photo a launch processing photos at SPOC?

I would say factory
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/14/2023 12:18 am
To me, it looks like the Ovzon-3 launch may still follow Starlink 6-34.
Quote from: TS Kelso tweet
UPDATE #7: @SpaceX advises that #Starlink Group 6-34 will not launch earlier than Sunday, December 17. CelesTrak will provide updated pre-launch SupGP data once we receive new state vectors from SpaceX. [Dec 14 UTC]
(not surprising given weather forecasts)



Which first stage will be used for this launch (semi-rhetorical question)?

The May 16 press briefing revealed Falcon 9 first stages are now cleared for use up to twenty times for Starlink launches.  As of the Project 425 rideshare launch, non-Starlink launches apparently qualify as well.

1064.5 and 1065.5 are the Falcon Heavy side boosters for USSF-52.  They will be used next to launch Europa Clipper.

1072.1 is reserved for Cygnus NG-20.

1080.5 is held for Axiom-3.

1073.12 and 1076.10 may undergo modifications to become Falcon Heavy side boosters for a future launch, but both are currently available for "single-stick" launches.
*One of these two was spotted Dec 13 during transport to SLC-40, but likely for another the launch following than this one.
Edit: See below. 👀

Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1060.18  Sep 24
1058.19  Nov 4 Starlink 6-32
1073.12  Nov 8 *
1076.10  Nov 12 *
1069.12  Nov 18 Starlink 6-36
1067.16  Nov 22
1062.18  Nov 28
1078.7    Dec 3
1077.10  Dec 7

Edited

Edit January 2: It's B1076.10, so the first stage and interstage seen transported towards SLC-40 on December 13 is being used for this launch, after all.

There could have been LV assignment changes between then and now.

B1060.18 and B1073.12 skipped over.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 12/14/2023 05:03 am
Quote from: Ovzon AB tweet
Preparing for the launch of Ovzon 3!
Listen to Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon, presenting the company, the launch of Ovzon 3, and what it means for Ovzon's new generation of SATCOM-as-a-Service. To see the full interview here: https://ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/ [Dec 13]
Is the tweet photo a launch processing photos at SPOC?

Manufacturer Maxar usually takes these pictures before they leave the factory.



Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.

Looks like it's a converted Falcon Heavy Side Booster, so should be B1073-12 or B1076-10
No you are seeing a black interstage with the second stage already mated with it.

That's not what I'm trying to suggest. What I'm trying to say is that because is doesn't have a livery on the side pointing towards the camera, that it's a booster that was built as a Falcon Heavy Side Booster, but has been converted to a Falcon 9. For the East Coast that leaves 2 options: B1073 & B1076. (Also B1072 but that booster hasn't flown yet so can be ruled out in this instance)



To me, it looks like the Ovzon-3 launch may still follow Starlink 6-34.
Quote from: TS Kelso tweet
UPDATE #7: @SpaceX advises that #Starlink Group 6-34 will not launch earlier than Sunday, December 17. CelesTrak will provide updated pre-launch SupGP data once we receive new state vectors from SpaceX. [Dec 14 UTC]
(not surprising given weather forecasts)

Based on pad turnarounds, I'd say this launch is now NET December 21st
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 16 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/14/2023 01:41 pm
Postponed to December 17 per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
122211Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1434/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   172046Z TO 172346Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2046Z TO 2346Z DAILY 18 THRU 23 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-34.00N 080-10.00W, 28-40.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-41.00N 080-25.00W, 28-39.00N 080-37.00W,
      28-26.00N 080-32.00W, 28-24.00N 080-19.00W.
   B. 28-58.00N 074-34.00W, 29-09.00N 074-53.00W,
      28-52.00N 076-53.00W, 28-40.00N 076-54.00W,
      28-31.00N 074-54.00W, 28-39.00N 074-33.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1432/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 240046Z DEC 23.

Is this one still around?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/14/2023 01:55 pm
Postponed to December 17 per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
122211Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1434/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   172046Z TO 172346Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2046Z TO 2346Z DAILY 18 THRU 23 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-34.00N 080-10.00W, 28-40.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-41.00N 080-25.00W, 28-39.00N 080-37.00W,
      28-26.00N 080-32.00W, 28-24.00N 080-19.00W.
   B. 28-58.00N 074-34.00W, 29-09.00N 074-53.00W,
      28-52.00N 076-53.00W, 28-40.00N 076-54.00W,
      28-31.00N 074-54.00W, 28-39.00N 074-33.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1432/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 240046Z DEC 23.

Is this one still around?

I just received a cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice postponing to December 22 at 21:46 UTC (note that it is an hour later).

Quote from: NGA
141427Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1448/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   222146Z TO 222345Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   2146Z TO 2345Z DAILY 23 THRU 28 DEC
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.17N 080-37.81W, 28-41.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-40.00N 080-10.00W, 28-34.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-24.00N 080-19.00W, 28-26.89N 080-32.03W.
   B. 28-40.00N 076-54.00W, 28-52.00N 076-53.00W,
      29-09.00N 074-53.00W, 28-58.00N 074-34.00W,
      28-39.00N 074-33.00W, 28-31.00N 074-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1434/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 290045Z DEC 23.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 December 2023 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Alexphysics on 12/15/2023 12:15 pm
Booster that is very likely for this mission headed to pad 40 today.
NSF Space Coast Live.

That F9 second stage has the velcro pads for the Starlink rods so that's for a Starlink mission unless they've repurposed the whole rocket for this mission.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 22 December 2023 (21:46 UTC)
Post by: spacenuance on 12/16/2023 03:21 am
Could we really not find one pic of F9 at the right launch pad :|
Quote
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, Ovzon 3 launch now targeting no earlier than December 22, 2023.
“The things we can control are well under control, a healthy spacecraft and we are working closely with SpaceX to launch Ovzon 3" explains Per Noren, CEO of Ovzon.

https://twitter.com/OvzonAB/status/1735792617726566754?s=20 (https://twitter.com/OvzonAB/status/1735792617726566754?s=20)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 22 December 2023 (21:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/16/2023 08:00 pm
Postponed TBD per this NGA cancellation notice.

Quote from: NGA
161711Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1459/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1448/23 AND THIS MSG,
OPERATIONS/EXERCISES POSTPONED.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 22 December 2023 (21:46 UTC)
Post by: sdsds on 12/16/2023 08:11 pm
Haven't seen this announcement linked yet in the thread:

December 16, 2023
Ovzon receives 3.1 MUSD order from U.S. DOD for SATCOM-as-a-Service

https://www.ovzon.com/en/ovzon-receives-3-1-musd-order-from-u-s-dod-for-satcom-as-a-service/

Quote from: Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon
we are strategically working together [with the U.S. DOD] to support their critical missions around the world. We are also excited about the unique industry-first applications we can provide with the launching [of] Ovzon 3
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : TBD December 2023
Post by: windowless on 12/17/2023 11:44 am
Do we have enough to pinpoint it's FCC STA yet?

Edit: The SpaceX STA, not the Intelsat one.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : TBD December 2023
Post by: GWR64 on 12/17/2023 12:10 pm
Do we have enough to pinpoint it's FCC STA yet?

Quote
Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 180 days of Special Temporary Authority
(“STA”),1 commencing December 15, 2023, to use its Castle Rock, Colorado Ku-band earth
station, KL92, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the Ovzon 3 satellite.2
Ovzon 3 is expected to launch on December 15, 2023.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last
approximately 140 days.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SESSTA2023110302409&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number

There was already an supplement  on November 30th, for an correction.  ???
https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=25880091
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : TBD December 2023
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/22/2023 11:13 am
https://www.ovzon.com/en/update-launch-of-ovzon-3-now-targeted-for-early-january/ (https://www.ovzon.com/en/update-launch-of-ovzon-3-now-targeted-for-early-january/)

Update: Launch of Ovzon 3 now targeted for early January

Due to continuous unfavorable weather conditions, Ovzon’s revolutionary geostationary communications satellite is now targeted to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida no earlier than early January 2024.

“Launch of Ovzon 3 is now targeted for early January 2024 due to continuous unfavorable weather and as a result of shifts in the launch schedule. While weather is out of our control, the spacecraft remains healthy, and we continue to work closely with SpaceX to prepare for launch in early January. This shift does not affect the roll-out of our unique next generation SATCOM-as-a-Service offerings”, says Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon.

For further information please contact:
Per Norén, CEO, [email protected], +1 206 931 7232

(BTW their website’s countdown clock is counting towards January 3rd)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : Early January 2024
Post by: xm11 on 12/22/2023 02:07 pm
the launch plan first week of janury
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : Early January 2024
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 12/23/2023 02:58 am
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide (https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html), updated December 22:
Quote
A Falcon 9 will launch the Swedish Ovzon 3 communication satellite from pad 40 on early January, between 3:46-6:46 p.m. EST.
= 20:46 to 23:46 UTC
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : Early January 2024
Post by: PM3 on 12/26/2023 09:19 am
Quote
A Falcon 9 will launch the Swedish Ovzon 3 communication satellite from pad 40 on January 3 between 3:46-6:46 p.m. EST.

https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (20:46 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/30/2023 02:40 am
New NGA Rocket Launching notice. Note the difference in the marine hazard warning periods between the Primary Day (23:04-23:45 UTC on January 3) and the Backup Days (21:47-23:45 UTC daily January 4 to January 9). None of the times are as early as 20:46 UTC.


Quote from: NGA
300258Z DEC 23
NAVAREA IV 1511/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   032304Z TO 032345Z JAN 24, ALTERNATE
   2147Z TO 2345Z DAILY 04 THRU 09 JAN 24
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.17N 080-37.81W, 28-41.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-40.00N 080-10.00W, 28-34.00N 080-10.00W,
      28-34.00N 080-19.00W, 28-26.90N 080-32.03W.
   B. 28-40.00N 076-54.00W, 28-52.00N 076-53.00W,
      29-09.00N 074-53.00W, 28-58.00N 074-34.00W,
      28-39.00N 074-33.00W, 28-31.00N 074-54.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 100045Z JAN 24.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/30/2023 03:50 am
Now listed on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp

The times match the NGA notice except that this has the same timeframe for January 3 as the other days, whereas the NGA notice is different for January 3 (see prior post). Normally I would consider the NGA notice more likely to be correct than the FAA ATC advisory information, but in this case, maybe not.

Quote from: FAA
SPACE X OVZONE-3
CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:        01/03/24        2147Z-2345Z
BACKUP:         01/04/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/05/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/06/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/07/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/08/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/09/24        2147Z-2345Z
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/30/2023 04:27 am
Now listed on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp

The times match the NGA notice except that this has the same timeframe for January 3 as the other days, whereas the NGA notice is different for January 3 (see prior post). Normally I would consider the NGA notice more likely to be correct than the FAA ATC advisory information, but in this case, maybe not.

Quote from: FAA
SPACE X OVZONE-3
CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:        01/03/24        2147Z-2345Z
BACKUP:         01/04/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/05/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/06/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/07/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/08/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/09/24        2147Z-2345Z

Ben Cooper does list (https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html) the launch time on January 3 as "around 6 p.m. EST" = ~23:00 UTC though.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 12/30/2023 12:29 pm
Now listed on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp

The times match the NGA notice except that this has the same timeframe for January 3 as the other days, whereas the NGA notice is different for January 3 (see prior post). Normally I would consider the NGA notice more likely to be correct than the FAA ATC advisory information, but in this case, maybe not.

Quote from: FAA
SPACE X OVZONE-3
CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:        01/03/24        2147Z-2345Z
BACKUP:         01/04/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/05/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/06/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/07/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/08/24        2147Z-2345Z
                01/09/24        2147Z-2345Z

Ben Cooper does list (https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html) the launch time on January 3 as "around 6 p.m. EST" = ~23:00 UTC though.

He may well have done that on the basis of the NGA notice though.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: xm11 on 12/30/2023 02:44 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG43lYjFvbQ
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 01/02/2024 01:56 pm
L-1 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for January 3. 95% 'Go' for January 4. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for both days. Solar Activity risk is Low-Moderate for both days. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

Note: Based on the validity period of the forecast, and even more importantly, based on this FAA TFR, 23:04 is the correct estimated launch time for January 3. https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_0116.html
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/02/2024 03:00 pm
The SpaceX site currently doesn’t have anything listed for Ovzon 3, let alone an X stream link.

Don’t they usually provide that info two days before launch?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/02/2024 03:31 pm
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1742220852228235688

Quote
SpaceX recovery ship Bob got underway from Port Canaveral last night to collect the fairing for the upcoming Ovzon-3 mission.

The booster will RTLS back to LZ-1.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 01/02/2024 03:32 pm
The SpaceX site currently doesn’t have anything listed for Ovzon 3, let alone an X stream link.

Don’t they usually provide that info two days before launch?

Sometimes, but more typically one day before launch, unless launch is on Sunday or Monday, in which case it may be provided late on Friday.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/02/2024 03:32 pm
The SpaceX site currently doesn’t have anything listed for Ovzon 3, let alone an X stream link.

Don’t they usually provide that info two days before launch?

Sometimes, but recently - I assume because of the increased launch cadence - it’s typically about a day and on occasion only a few hours (although I’d expect a customer launch to have more public notice).
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/02/2024 04:49 pm
Imagine if SpaceX posted information about a Starlink mission just before the poll for prop load.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: catdlr on 01/02/2024 05:55 pm
Imagine if SpaceX posted information about a Starlink mission just before the poll for prop load.

I can vaguely remember that occurring, Steven P and I were desperately trying to get a feed for screencaps.  I think it was close to a holiday weekend so I think someone forgot to start the stream and update the website.  On the opposite side, sometimes "X" ends the live stream before we get the "successful orbit insertion " message.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: SpaceFinnOriginal on 01/02/2024 08:29 pm
Mission patch.
[(Impressive) Artwork by GewoonLukas_, not sourced from SpaceX]
Edit zubenelgenubi
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: njb on 01/02/2024 08:35 pm
Is that the official SpaceX patch?
No clover leaf
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/02/2024 08:37 pm
Is that the official SpaceX patch?
No clover leaf

Nope, it's mine. (I like to make mission patches as a hobby, although Ovzon did share it)
Official SpaceX patch will come out when they publish their mission page (if they add the link to it, which they sometimes don't)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/02/2024 09:22 pm
Quote
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 3 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 10-minute launch window opens at 6:04 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, January 4 with an 87-minute launch window opening at 4:47 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about 15 minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.

This is the 10th flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (=B1076-10)

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ovzon3

SpaceX Webcast: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgmMYwXAKL

No SpaceX Mission Patch
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: SpaceFinnOriginal on 01/02/2024 09:26 pm
Is that the official SpaceX patch?
No clover leaf

Nope, it's mine. (I like to make mission patches as a hobby, although Ovzon did share it)
Official SpaceX patch will come out when they publish their mission page (if they add the link to it, which they sometimes don't)
Well done.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Orbiter on 01/02/2024 10:06 pm
Sunset will be at 22:38 UTC tomorrow. With a launch less than 30 minutes after sunset, the first/second stage will be brilliantly illuminated in the dark twilight sky. Should make for some stunning views if the time holds.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: realnouns on 01/02/2024 10:57 pm
Bob departed PC on Jan 1 @ 10:54pm ET
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Ken the Bin on 01/02/2024 11:13 pm
A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

There is no change to the schedule. Unless I missed something, the only change is that in Location A
28-34.00N 080-19.00W is changed to
28-24.00N 080-19.00W.

Quote from: NGA
022344Z JAN 24
NAVAREA IV 6/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   032304Z TO 032345Z JAN 24, ALTERNATE
   2147Z TO 2345Z DAILY 04 THRU 09 JAN 24
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 28-39.17N 080-37.81W, 28-41.00N 080-25.00W,
       28-40.00N 080-10.00W, 28-34.00N 080-10.00W,
       28-24.00N 080-19.00W, 28-26.90N 080-32.03W.
   B. 28-40.00N 076-54.00W, 28-52.00N 076-53.00W,
      29-09.00N 074-53.00W, 28-58.00N 074-34.00W,
      28-39.00N 074-33.00W, 28-31.00N 074-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1511/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 100045Z JAN 24.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 04:03 am
PDF of online press kit.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: catdlr on 01/03/2024 04:48 am
PDF of online press kit.

Steven P.

The broadcast link:  https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgmMYwXAKL

in addition to the Official SpaceX broadcast link viewable only on Twitter, an alternate YouTube site is furnished here for members who refuse or are unable to view on "X".

Additionally, after launch replay video will be supplied by the SpaceDevs within 10-15 min (or sooner) after live SpaceX coverage ends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG43lYjFvbQ
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: jcm on 01/03/2024 05:07 am
Do we know anything about Ovzon-3's electric propulsion system?  Busek perhaps?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 01/03/2024 02:00 pm
Ovzon-3 pre launch event:
https://www.ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: SpaceFinnOriginal on 01/03/2024 02:06 pm
PDF of online press kit.
And yet no official mission patch...
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: wannamoonbase on 01/03/2024 02:23 pm
I am irrationally excited about this GTO-RTLS flight.

More RTLS flights are essential to an increased flight rate.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/03/2024 02:34 pm
I’d like to know the mass limit of GTO payloads with Stage 1 RTLS.

We know up to 5.5 tons can be launched to GTO with the drone ship landing.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 07:58 pm
https://youtu.be/Swv0j3H4e78
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: dabomb6608 on 01/03/2024 08:13 pm
I am traveling to Orlando/Port Canaveral Friday arriving early AM. Spending the day touring KSC and then hopping on a cruise Saturday. Any chance this gets a delay and possibly pushed to Friday/Saturday launches? I assume at this point either weather or vehicle issue would be the cause of such delay.

I've never seen a launch so just curious. Would love to see one during that short span of being able to while there.

EDIT: Just now saw that above seeing it's coming up very shortly...was thinking it might be an evening launch with still time for weather to come into play. Weather App is showing it is looking great right now...
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/03/2024 08:39 pm
I am traveling to Orlando/Port Canaveral Friday arriving early AM. Spending the day touring KSC and then hopping on a cruise Saturday. Any chance this gets a delay and possibly pushed to Friday/Saturday launches? I assume at this point either weather or vehicle issue would be the cause of such delay.

I've never seen a launch so just curious. Would love to see one during that short span of being able to while there.

EDIT: Just now saw that above seeing it's coming up very shortly...was thinking it might be an evening launch with still time for weather to come into play. Weather App is showing it is looking great right now...

Per the L-1 weather forecast, weather is 90% favorable for today with tomorrow’s weather at 95% favorable.

So there’s a highly likely chance Falcon 9 WILL launch tonight. I wouldn’t count on a scrub just for the sake of your cruise.

But regardless, have a nice vacation this weekend.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:26 pm
NSF webcast has begun.

T-38 minutes. The SpaceX launch director should be verifying go to start propellant loading.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:30 pm
New camera location for NSF, 4 km from launch site.

T-35 minutes. First stage LOX loading and first and second stage RP-1 loading should be starting about now.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/03/2024 09:33 pm
Picture of Falcon 9 vertical:

Quote
The clock is counting down, and the weather is looking great! Go Ovzon 3!

https://twitter.com/OvzonAB/status/1742604543932657815?t=gDs2-CPMwEPY5DQPnUh5JA&s=19
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:34 pm
T-30 minutes. Clouds over the Cape.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 09:35 pm
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1742675773700612489

Quote
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9’s launch of the @OvzonAB Ovzon 3 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida → spacex.com/launches
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 09:37 pm
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1742673264537936322

Quote
F9/Ovzon3: This will be the 287th Falcon 9 flight overall and the 2nd of >140 launches planned this year by SpaceX; 1st stage booster B1076 is making its 10th flight; a successful Cape Canaveral landing would be SpaceX's 42nd in Florida and its 261st overall
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:39 pm
T-25 minutes. Vapour coming off first stage LOX tank.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:44 pm
T-20 minute vent. Second stage RP-1 loading should be completed about now.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:48 pm
T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:53 pm
SpaceX webcast has begun.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:54 pm
T-10 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:55 pm
Landing zone.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/03/2024 09:57 pm
Landing zone.

Notice B1064 and B1065 in the background. One of them is still vertical on LZ-2, while the other one is horizontal on the transporter.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:57 pm
Ovzon video.

T-7 minutes. Engine chill should be starting about now.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 09:59 pm
T-6 minutes. First stage RP-1 loading should be complete about now.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:00 pm
T-4 minutes. Strongback is retracting.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:01 pm
T-3 minutes. First stage LOX load is complete.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:02 pm
T-2 minutes. Second stage LOX load is complete.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:03 pm
T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

LD is go for launch.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:04 pm
Liftoff!
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:05 pm
NSF liftoff shots
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:05 pm
T+1 minute.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:06 pm
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1742683566247456821

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1076-10 launches with Ovzon-3 from SLC-40. 

NSF Livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=Swv0j3…
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:06 pm
T+2 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:07 pm
NSF booster views
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:08 pm
First stage separation.

Ignition.

T+3 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Martin_G on 01/03/2024 10:08 pm
Looks like a lending leg has deployed?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:08 pm
Fairing separation. No payload views tonight!

T+4 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:09 pm
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1742684139407462853

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Staging 1-2.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:09 pm
T+5 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:10 pm
T+6 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:11 pm
Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:12 pm
twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1742684802585874791

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Booster heading back for RTLS

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1742685050905452762

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Re-entry burn.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:13 pm
https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1742685489642250288

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Falcon 9 B1076 lands for a tenth time.

youtube.com/watch?v=Swv0j3…
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:14 pm
Landing burn.

Touchdown!

Norminal orbit insertion.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:14 pm
Gorgeous pad clear shot by NSF
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:15 pm
End of SpaceX webcast. Upcoming events.

00:30:27 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:31:24 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:38:36 Ovzon 3 deploys
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:17 pm
https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1742686460883685589

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Falcon 9 going supersonic tonight🚀🔊
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Comga on 01/03/2024 10:18 pm
Looks like a lending leg has deployed?

It’s not a leg.
That’s the sunlight shadow of the booster.
It rolls around the booster as it rotates through its boostback burn.
I don’t recall seeing that before and I have watched most of the Falcon launches.  Has anyone else seen it?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:20 pm
Looks like a lending leg has deployed?

That's the shadow of the first stage.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:21 pm
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Launch of Falcon 9 tonight seen from Orlando. Clouds block the view some, but it was really pretty popping in an out of the clouds.

https://twitter.com/drphiltill/status/1742686721584627918

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The jellyfish plume was messed up by the clouds, but the clouds lit by the plume in the sunlight above the Earth’s shadow is still really beautiful.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:22 pm
https://twitter.com/bonzack/status/1742686650801471905

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1st stage landing at 10x speed
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: catdlr on 01/03/2024 10:28 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVoCPbSjs4
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:34 pm
T+30 minutes and 27 seconds. Expected ignition for 57 seconds.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:35 pm
T+31 minutes and 24 seconds. Expected cutoff.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:42 pm
T+38 minutes and 36 seconds. Expected separation.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Steven Pietrobon on 01/03/2024 10:43 pm
"Deployment of @OvzonAB Ovzon 3 confirmed"

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1742693113616064713
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:45 pm
https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1742693549479452743

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Falcon 9 coming back to the Cape for landing at LZ-1 after launching Ovzon 3 to orbit at twilight. First launch of what promises to be a busy year here in Florida!
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 10:47 pm
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Kickin’ off 2024 in style.

Liftoff of Falcon 9 and the Ovzon-3 payload for @OvzonAB from SLC-40. Off to a geostationary transfer orbit they go!

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

📺 - youtube.com/live/Swv0j3H4e…

https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1742692354765861067

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Lovely view tonight - only 2.2 miles from the pad. Never gets old, doing this 🤙🏻
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 11:23 pm
https://twitter.com/jennyhphoto/status/1742691209016152504

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Cape Canaveral's first launch of 2024!

Today at 6:04 p.m. ET SpaceX launched Ovzon 3, the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite.

Falcon 9 B1076 completed its 10th mission after landing at LZ-1.

📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 11:25 pm
https://twitter.com/carstenspete/status/1742699687407133059

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Lots of clouds for today’s SpaceX Falcon 9 Ovzon-3 launch and return from Florida at 6:04pm.
📷 by me for @SpaceflightNow @SpaceX
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 11:27 pm
https://twitter.com/gwynne_shotwell/status/1742703720662778065

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2024 is off to a roaring start with the launch of @Starlink and our first Direct to Cell satellites yesterday and a Swedish GEO satellite today!

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I also must congratulate the extraordinary @SpaceX team for a record breaking 2023: shattering global launch records, flying more people from more countries to orbit, completing two very exciting flight tests of Starship and growing Starlink’s impact by more than 1.3 million new customers.

https://twitter.com/gwynne_shotwell/status/1742703724324376896

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These achievements would not have been possible without their dedication and determination and overall greatness 😊
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/03/2024 11:45 pm
https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1742707967156273314

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Watch and listen from 2 miles away as B1076 comes in for its 10th landing, this time at LZ-1 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Jim on 01/03/2024 11:50 pm
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 12:09 am
https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1742713879099326593

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Launch & landing of Ovzon-3

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1742713887236202702

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Falcon 9 shockwave
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Perchlorate on 01/04/2024 12:11 am
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here

Taunting.  15 yards.

(Seriously...I'll bet it's great.  Couldn't you find a way to trim/compress?)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Jim on 01/04/2024 12:12 am
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here

Taunting.  15 yards.

(Seriously...I'll bet it's great.  Couldn't you find a way to trim/compress?)

I trimmed it already.  I don't want to compress because it might affect the sound
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/04/2024 02:10 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUjdZUw4ZQ
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: shiro on 01/04/2024 03:33 am
Some reusability stats for this launch (Ovzon-3):

Booster B1076.10 turnaround time: 52 days 1 hour 56 minutes
(its previous mission was O3b mPower 5&6 on Nov 12, 2023 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 54.07 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time: 5 days 19 hours 3 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-36 on Dec 29, 2023 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-40 is currently 5.10 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.

The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WwD3CzpKR6vNgYS3QlxoOK9WLi81fof9zRiXzGCnbwo/edit?usp=sharing) online.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/04/2024 04:46 am
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here
Taunting.  15 yards.

(Seriously...I'll bet it's great.  Couldn't you find a way to trim/compress?)
I trimmed it already.  I don't want to compress because it might affect the sound
I suggest talking to Chris Bergin, if you haven't yet.  He could be able to swing something advantageous to all?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/04/2024 05:04 am
Bill Harwood reports launch time to the second, when it is not :00.
So, launch time is 23:04:00 UTC.
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1742683503991689429
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F9/Ovzon3: LIFTOFF! At 6:04pm EST (2304 UTC).
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 06:38 am
https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1742808969088057456

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CelesTrak has GP data for 2 objects from the launch (2024-003) of OVZON-3 atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Jan 3 at 2304 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2024/01/03/liv…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2024-003
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 06:44 am
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1742729053239468171

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Merlin Vacuum engine burning to orbit during sunset
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 06:48 am
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1742758751055351949

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Falcon 9 launches the @OvzonAB Ovzon 3 mission to orbit, first stage booster returns to Earth
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 07:03 am
https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1742749953942761673

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Swedish satellite slipping supersonically into silent, (not so) starry skies.

Falcon 9 and Ovzon-3 for @OvzonAB.

📸  - @NASASpaceflight
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/04/2024 01:35 pm
Using the delta-v to GEO calculator at https://gtocalc.github.io/, it'll take 1,707 m/s of delta-v for Ovzon 3 to get to its destination in GEO.

267 by 47,368 kilometers, inclined 26.81 degrees = 1,707.057 m/s

If Ovzon 3 was launched on Ariane 5 as originally planned, and put into the supersynchronous transfer orbit (71,000 kilometer apogee) per the Ovzon 3 brochure from long ago, the delta-v result would've been 1,431 m/s.

250 by 71,000 kilometers, inclined 3 degrees = 1,431.094 m/s

Then again, the first stage returning to LZ-1 ate up a lot of performance, meaning Ovzon 3 needs to use about 276 m/s of extra delta-v. But it's a good thing at the same time; the more RTLS landings, the more launches SpaceX can conduct to hopefully reach the 144 mark.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: input~2 on 01/04/2024 03:50 pm
COMMENT    "GENERATED VIA SPACE-TRACK.ORG API"
CREATION_DATE    "2024-01-04T14:46:17"
ORIGINATOR    "18 SPCS"
OBJECT_ID    "2024-003A"
EPOCH    "2024-01-04T05:31:09.552288"
INCLINATION    "26.8131"
RA_OF_ASC_NODE    "295.4278"
ARG_OF_PERICENTER    "180.3543"
NORAD_CAT_ID    "58698"
PERIOD    "870.383"
APOAPSIS    "47365.110"
PERIAPSIS    "273.059"
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 05:37 pm
https://twitter.com/ovzonab/status/1742978274786173097

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Celebrating the Ovzon 3 launch! 🚀🛰

Here is the official patch,

#Ovzon #SwedishSpace #satellite #spacetechnology #spaceinnovation #satcom #satellitecommunications #satcomasaservice #ovzon3launch
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 05:57 pm
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1742983001947124188

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Falcon stage separation at sundown
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/04/2024 07:42 pm
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1742729053239468171

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Merlin Vacuum engine burning to orbit during sunset

https://twitter.com/lrocket/status/1743009657642525153

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The streak pattern is caused by the vanes that center the turbine exhaust housing at the slot that injects the turbine exh into the nozzle.  We tried to reduce the streaks but found they actually acted like structural ribs and improved the buckling margin on the niobium skirt.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: thinkatoz on 01/04/2024 08:18 pm
I captured this of the second stage of the Ovzon-3 launch from my back deck. Near the end of the video, it seems the stage is flashing. Does anyone know what that's all about?
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 01/05/2024 11:30 am
Using the delta-v to GEO calculator at https://gtocalc.github.io/, it'll take 1,707 m/s of delta-v for Ovzon 3 to get to its destination in GEO.

267 by 47,368 kilometers, inclined 26.81 degrees = 1,707.057 m/s

If Ovzon 3 was launched on Ariane 5 as originally planned, and put into the supersynchronous transfer orbit (71,000 kilometer apogee) per the Ovzon 3 brochure from long ago, the delta-v result would've been 1,431 m/s.

250 by 71,000 kilometers, inclined 3 degrees = 1,431.094 m/s

Then again, the first stage returning to LZ-1 ate up a lot of performance, meaning Ovzon 3 needs to use about 276 m/s of extra delta-v. But it's a good thing at the same time; the more RTLS landings, the more launches SpaceX can conduct to hopefully reach the 144 mark.

The GTO achieved is a little worse than one could theoretically expect, with a 1.8 t satellite + adapter = < 2 t and RTLS.
The FH side booster 1076 may play a role, just guessed.
The 71,000 km apogee came from Ovzon.
With Konnect VHTS and Ovzon-3, the Ariane 5 would not have achieved this.
The GTO achieved with Ariane 5 would still have been better than the current one.
However, these calculations assume a Hohmann transfer and satellites with exclusively electric propulsion cannot do this.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/05/2024 11:41 am
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1743251003854487613

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Arrival! Bob has returned to Port Canaveral with both fairing halves from Ovzon-3!

nsf.live/spacecoast
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: realnouns on 01/05/2024 11:42 am
Bob returned to PC on Jan 5 @ 6:34am ET
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Perchlorate on 01/08/2024 12:36 am
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here

Taunting.  15 yards.

(Seriously...I'll bet it's great.  Couldn't you find a way to trim/compress?)

I trimmed it already.  I don't want to compress because it might affect the sound

Jim's excellent landing video, which L2 members can see at L2 Level SpaceX Discussion Section from L2 Update Thread Content THREAD 37, was taken from the old Cape Canaveral Lighthouse site, 1.76 miles south of LZ-1.

Edit:  added note that the vid is L2
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Jim on 01/08/2024 02:14 pm
Mine is closer.  But too big to put here

Taunting.  15 yards.

(Seriously...I'll bet it's great.  Couldn't you find a way to trim/compress?)

I trimmed it already.  I don't want to compress because it might affect the sound

Jim's excellent landing video, which L2 members can see at L2 Level SpaceX Discussion Section from L2 Update Thread Content THREAD 37, was taken from the old Cape Canaveral Lighthouse site, 1.76 miles south of LZ-1.

Edit:  added note that the vid is L2


Actually Hangar C parking lot
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/10/2024 09:38 pm
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SN Ovzon 3 successfully deploys solar arrays in geostationary orbit (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-3-successfully-deploys-solar-arrays-in-geostationary-orbit/)
January 10, 2024

Redwire said Jan. 10 the two unfurlable solar array wings it provided for Ovzon 3, the first commercial satellite to use the space technology company’s Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) hardware, have successfully deployed in geostationary orbit.

Each 10-meter-long ROSA is operating nominally following Ovzon 3’s launch last week aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, Redwire announced, providing the 1,500-kilogram broadband satellite and its electric propulsion with a combined 10-kilowatts of power for a trip due to take several months to its final orbital position.

The successful deployment is welcome news for Swedish satcom service provider Ovzon, which ordered the satellite from prime contractor Maxar Technologies in 2018. Ovzon 3 was originally slated to launch in 2021 but was caught up in manufacturing issues unrelated to the solar arrays.

[...]

Ovzon 3 is due to enter service in the middle of 2024 if it passes in-orbit health checks after reaching its orbital slot at 59.7 degrees East, where it would provide mobile connectivity mainly to government customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense.

“Despite delays and unfortunate circumstances in the wake of the pandemic our strategy has been steadfast with the ultimate goal to launch Ovzon 3 and thus be able to support customers with critical missions,” Ovzon CEO Per Norén said via email.

He said Ovzon intends to evaluate the potential to expand the fleet with one or two more geostationary satellites later in 2024. Ovzon 3 would cover a third of the Earth, including Europe, extensive parts of Africa and Asia, and reaching as far as Japan.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: zubenelgenubi on 01/10/2024 11:17 pm
SN article title in error; see my [edit] below:
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SN Ovzon 3 successfully deploys solar arrays in geostationary [transfer] orbit (https://spacenews.com/ovzon-3-successfully-deploys-solar-arrays-in-geostationary-orbit/)
January 10, 2024
<snip>
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GewoonLukas_ on 01/16/2024 03:28 pm
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Satellite on track, January update (https://www.ovzon.com/en/section/ovzon-3-launch/)

Two weeks have passed since the launch of Ovzon 3, and we can report that all is well with our satellite. Spacecraft separation from the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket was followed by flawless deployments of both solar arrays and thrusters. The all-electric propulsion system is working as expected and Ovzon 3 is making its way towards geostationary orbit. The first week was dedicated to raising perigee above 1200 km altitude where atmospheric drag is not an issue. During the second week the Satellite reached above 1200 km, and preliminary satellite platform In-Orbit-Test successfully completed. It is now on track towards its GEO orbit position of 59.7E which it is planned to reach during the second quarter of this year.​
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 01/26/2024 10:26 pm
2024-003A    58698    OVZON-3     1,040.11 min      21.84 deg.   52,189 km   3,065 km

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?NAME=Ovzon-3

Still a long way to go.
I don't understand why such a small satellite isn't equipped with chemical propulsion.
The innovative payload can certainly be installed there too.
The satellite will be heavier, but is ready for use much more quickly, important for newcomers, and a service life of 20 years can also be achieved with it.
Ovzon wanted to somehow save launch costs, but with all the back and forth it didn't work.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Zed_Noir on 01/27/2024 07:28 am
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I don't understand why such a small satellite isn't equipped with chemical propulsion.
The innovative payload can certainly be installed there too.
The satellite will be heavier, but is ready for use much more quickly, important for newcomers, and a service life of 20 years can also be achieved with it.
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AIUI adding anything to the current satellite configuration costs money that Ovzon might not have with the program running behind schedule using up the budget. Also Ovzon-3 is likely more of a short term pathfinder for follow on satcoms than a permanent long term operational satcom, IMO.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 01/27/2024 08:48 am
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I don't understand why such a small satellite isn't equipped with chemical propulsion.
The innovative payload can certainly be installed there too.
The satellite will be heavier, but is ready for use much more quickly, important for newcomers, and a service life of 20 years can also be achieved with it.
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AIUI adding anything to the current satellite configuration costs money that Ovzon might not have with the program running behind schedule using up the budget. Also Ovzon-3 is likely more of a short term pathfinder for follow on satcoms than a permanent long term operational satcom, IMO.

why add?
Ovzon would have a normal small GEO satellite bus from Maxar, TAS or NG, which might have been ready to launch earlier.
You think that's more expensive?
The payload is sophisticated, so it didn't have to be this unique small satellite platform, if Ovzon urgently needed its first own satellite.
Of course, a rideshare launch with Falcon H directly into the GEO (first plan) or an Ariane 5 launch with Konnect VHTS into the GTO (second plan, price rumors: < $50 million) would not have been possible.
Now they lost money to Arianespace and had to go back to SpaceX, and probably lost a lot of time.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: Zed_Noir on 01/27/2024 09:31 am
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I don't understand why such a small satellite isn't equipped with chemical propulsion.
The innovative payload can certainly be installed there too.
The satellite will be heavier, but is ready for use much more quickly, important for newcomers, and a service life of 20 years can also be achieved with it.
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AIUI adding anything to the current satellite configuration costs money that Ovzon might not have with the program running behind schedule using up the budget. Also Ovzon-3 is likely more of a short term pathfinder for follow on satcoms than a permanent long term operational satcom, IMO.

why add?
Ovzon would have a normal small GEO satellite bus from Maxar, TAS or NG, which might have been ready to launch earlier.
You think that's more expensive?
The payload is sophisticated, so it didn't have to be this unique small satellite platform, if Ovzon urgently needed its first own satellite.
Of course, a rideshare launch with Falcon H directly into the GEO (first plan) or an Ariane 5 launch with Konnect VHTS into the GTO (second plan, price rumors: < $50 million) would not have been possible.
Now they lost money to Arianespace and had to go back to SpaceX, and probably lost a lot of time.

I agree with you, Oczon should have just installed their payload into a small GEO satellite bus and buy a dedicated GTO launch.

However Ovzon did get start with Ovzon-3 for whatever reasons. So they are stuck with the unique small satellite bus once spacecraft construction progress passed a certain point.
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: gongora on 01/27/2024 02:12 pm
It isn't really a unique bus, Maxar is using it for other satellites.  There also aren't many proven small-geo buses in operation. (And there weren't any when Ovzon started this process. Some of the small-geo satellites announced back then never happened.)
Title: Re: SpaceX F9 : Ovzon-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2024 (23:04 UTC)
Post by: GWR64 on 02/10/2024 08:34 am
2024-003A    58698    OVZON-3     1,040.11 min      21.84 deg.   52,189 km   3,065 km

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?NAME=Ovzon-3
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2024-003A    58698    OVZON-3     1,181.98 min     17.28 deg.   56,283 km    5,023 km

10 kw electrical power, 1.8 t satellite mass, pushes quite well