Ovzon AB is a broadbandtelecommunications company that offers mobile communication services via satellite. Ovzon has offices inStockholm inSweden andFlorida in the United States.[1]
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Ovzon was founded in 2006.
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Ovzon planned to procure and launch its owncommunications satelliteOvzon-3 with a mass of 1800 kg,[2] which was announced on 16 October 2018.[3] The original launch contract was attributed toSpaceX for aFalcon Heavy mission no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2020. The satellite would have been delivered directly intogeostationary orbit.[4]
Ovzon announced 23 August 2019 that it had ended its agreement with SpaceX and would instead launch Ovzon-3 on anArianespaceAriane 5 ECA launch vehicle in 2021.[5]
Delays in satellite manufacturing led Ovzon to shift the launch back to SpaceX as the Ariane 5 approached its retirement.[6] Ovzon-3 was launched on aFalcon 9 Block 5 on 3 January 2024.[7] It is the first commercial satellite withRoll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.[8][9]
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