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 earthstation, KL92, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the Ovzon 3 satellite.2Ovzon 3 is expected to launch on December 15, 2023.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to lastapproximately 140 days.
Ovzon 3 - preparing for launchTOP SPEED DURING LAUNCH 36,000km/h / 22,370 mi/hALTITUDE ABOVE EARTH EQUATOR 35,786km / 22,236 milesWIDTH OF DEPLOYED SATELLITE 27m / 89ftWEIGHT OF SATELLITE 1,800kg / 3,968lbReady 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.
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
Quote from: GWR64 on 11/10/2023 06:14 pmLaunched 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 monthsHold up... 3rd stage?Did they just neglect to update that line when they changed launch vehicles, or is there actually a kick stage?
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.
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)?
Quote from: ZachS09 on 11/24/2023 04:22 amWhen 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.
this likely will be the spicyest RTLS in all likelihood! also means that it may not be going to some crazy supersynch gto!
