Ovzon

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Ovzon AB is a broadband telecommunications company that offers mobile communication services via satellite. Ovzon has offices in Stockholm in Sweden and Florida in the United States.[1]

History[]

Founded in 2006.

Future projects[]

Ovzon is planning to procure and launch its own communications satellite , which was announced on 16 October 2018.[2] The launch contract was attributed to SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy mission no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2020. The satellite will be delivered directly into geostationary orbit.[3] Ovzon announced 23 August 2019 that it had ended its agreement with SpaceX and would instead launch Ovzon-3 on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle in 2021.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ovzon 3 – makes higher data speeds and new services possible". Ovzon. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Wahlberg, Per (16 October 2018). "Ovzon signs agreement with SpaceX for first satellite launch" (Press release). Ovzon. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ Henry, Caleb (16 October 2018). "Swedish firm buys Falcon Heavy launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ "SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon to Arianespace". SpaceNews. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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