SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Ovzon-3
Launched
January 3, 2024 · 23:04 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Ovzon-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 3, 2024 at 23:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:04 to 23:14 UTC. It was SpaceX's 313th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 231st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 2nd this year. Booster B1076 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Ovzon 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 47,375 km orbit inclined 26.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SpaceX Ovzon-3The Space Devs
- Ovzon 3 MissionSpaceX
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Ovzon-3 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - December 4, 2024SPACE AFFAIRS
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1076 · flight 10 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 52 days after its previous flight, O3b mPower 5 & 6 · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for Ovzon
- Milestone
- 231st Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 2nd this yearSpaceX's 313th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,592nd orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Ovzon 3 · NORAD 58698 · 2024-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-003A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-04 05:31:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.65458246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7799351
- Inclination
- 26.8103°
- Ascending node
- 295.4328°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.3354°
- Mean anomaly
- 147.264°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Ovzon 3 · NORAD 58698 · in orbit
Falcon 9-285 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
219th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 928th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 3, 6:04 PM EST, in twilight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Launch lifted off
SwGustav · 1/3/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 1/3/2024 · source
T-0 confirmed by SpaceX
Jay · 1/2/2024 · source
Updating window end
Nosu · 1/2/2024 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 1/2/2024 · source
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2023 · source
Updating launch window
Nosu · 12/22/2023 · source
Adding estimated launch time based on countdown
Nosu · 12/22/2023 · source
Delayed to TBD date per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2023 · source
Questions
When did Ovzon-3 launch?
Ovzon-3 launched on January 3, 2024 at 23:04 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:04 to 23:14 UTC.
Where can I watch Ovzon-3?
Coverage: SpaceX Ovzon-3; Ovzon 3 Mission; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Ovzon-3 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - December 4, 2024. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ovzon-3?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Ovzon-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jan 3, 6:04 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1076 flew for the 10th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did Ovzon-3 reach?
Ovzon 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 47,375 km orbit inclined 26.8°.
How many satellites did Ovzon-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).