SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Ovzon-3

SpaceX is aiming to launch the Ovzon-3 satellite. Ovzon-3 is a planned small communications satellite of the Swedish / US company Ovzon. The satellite was ordered in December 2018 from Maxar Technologies to meet the demand for increased mobile broadband connectivity in under-served regions. Ovzon selected the new mid-size SSL-500 (Legion class) platform for its first satellite. The satellite will be equipped with a third party built central on-board processor (OBP) attached to high-performance steerable Ku-band beams. Window opens: January 3rd at 6:04PM EST (23:04 UTC) Window closes: January 3rd at 6:14PM EST (23:14 UTC) Current T0: January 3rd at 6:04PM EST (23:04 UTC) Mission: F9 launch of the Ovzon-3 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida Target orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit - details unknown Booster: B1076-10; 52d, 1h, 56min turnaround Booster history: CRS-26, OneWeb-16, SL 6-1, Intelsat 40e, SL 6-3, SL 6-6, SL 6-14, SL 6-21, O3b mPOWER 3. Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) Fairing recovery: Bob Rocket trajectory: Straight East out of the Cape Payload mass: ~1800kg Stubby nozzle: NO Stats: · SpaceX’s 2nd launch of the year and the 2nd launch of the month · 267th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9’s 286th orbital flight. · SpaceX’s 163rd launch from SLC-40 · 33rd landing on LZ-1 out of 34 attempts · 187th successful landing since the last failed one Forum: ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight’s channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. ⚡ 🔍 If you are interested in using footage captured by this stream, please review our content use policy: