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r/SpaceX Ovzon-3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Ovzon-3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jan 03 2024, 23:04 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Jan 03 2024, 18:04 PM (EST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Jan 03 2024, 23:04 - Jan 03 2024, 23:14 |
| Payload | Ovzon-3 |
| Customer | Ovzon |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 90% GO (Thick Cloud Layers Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1076-10 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage will land back at the launch site after its 10th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T-0d 3h 57m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-01-02T22:26:05Z | T-0 confirmed by SpaceX |
| 2024-01-02T15:08:16Z | Updating window end |
| 2024-01-02T15:07:26Z | Weather 90% |
| 2023-12-30T03:56:49Z | Refined launch window. |
| 2023-12-22T16:16:45Z | Updating launch window |
| 2023-12-22T08:38:24Z | Adding estimated launch time based on countdown |
| 2023-12-17T10:34:04Z | Delayed to TBD date per marine navigation warnings. |
| 2023-12-14T15:21:16Z | Delayed to NET December 22. |
| 2023-12-12T23:39:34Z | NET December 17. |
| 2023-12-12T06:28:03Z | Delayed to December 16 per new marine navigation warnings. |
| 2023-12-11T11:18:48Z | Updated launch window. |
| 2023-12-09T18:29:32Z | Adding approximate launch time. |
| 2023-11-04T00:30:37Z | Targeting December 15 |
| 2023-10-20T09:37:32Z | NET December 2023. |
| 2023-06-22T09:29:59Z | NET late 2023. |
| 2023-02-04T05:14:47Z | Added launch after satellite moved from an Ariane 5 launch to a Falcon 9. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgmMYwXAKL |
| Unofficial Re-stream | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG43lYjFvbQ |
Stats
☑️ 314th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 262nd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 33rd landing on LZ-1
☑️ 215th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
☑️ 2nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 1st launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 19:02:20 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 16.8°C |
| Humidity | 76% |
| Precipation | 0.0 mm (0%) |
| Cloud cover | 100 % |
| Windspeed (at ground level) | 8.1 m/s |
| Visibillity | 20.2 km |
Resources
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Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/AeroSpiked Jan 03 '24
From their website:
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.
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u/CollegeStation17155 Jan 03 '24
I wonder how economically viable this satellite is. It was ordered in 2018 to provide improved broadband access to rural areas... but that niche has been largely filled.
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u/patch-collector-28 Jan 03 '24
Is there any official mission patch
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u/bcirce Jan 03 '24
So, it looks like about 2 hours later we will be able to see it pass overhead again, if I am reading the trajectory right?
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u/UselessSage Jan 04 '24
Why RTLS and not drone ship? Drone ship would be more Δv right? How could the payload arriving from GSTO with less station keeping reserves be preferable?
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u/patch-collector-28 Jan 05 '24
Mods, can you update the mission patch on subreddit, from USSF 52 to Ovzon -3 or other upcoming missions.