Ovzon

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

History

Founded in 2006.

Future projects

Ovzon is planning to procure and launch its own communications satellite Ovzon-3, which was announced on October 16, 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 August 23, 2019 that it had ended its agreement with SpaceX and would instead launch Ovzon-3 on an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket in 2021.[4]

References
  1. Company in brief
  2. Wahlberg, Per (October 16, 2018). "Ovzon signs agreement with SpaceX for first satellite launch" (Press release). Ovzon. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. Henry, Caleb (October 16, 2018). "Swedish firm buys Falcon Heavy launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. "SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy customer Ovzon to Arianespace". SpaceNews.com. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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