SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Ovzon-3 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Livestream

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 3, for a Falcon 9 launch of the Ovzon 3 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 10-minute launch window opens at 6:04 p.m. ET, 11:04 UTC, and 00:04 CET (January 4). If needed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, January 4, with an 87-minute launch window opening at 4:47 p.m. ET. This is the 10th flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Ovzon 3 is the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite ever launched. It’s also the most powerful GEO satellite 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