Falcon 9 Block 5

Status

Success

Ovzon-3

Launch Time
Wed Jan 03, 2024 23:04 UTC

SpaceX's first use of a return to launch site (RTLS) booster recovery profile on a launch to GTO.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Landing Zone 1

B1076

Flight #10

52 day turnaround

277th Falcon recovery attempt

264th successful Falcon recovery

6th consecutive successful Falcon recovery

187th consecutive successful Falcon landing

Manifest

Mission Details

Ovzon-3

Ovzon 3 is a 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 underserved 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.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 1,800.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2024

3rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

302nd mission

2nd mission of 2024

296th successful mission

268th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

288th mission

2nd mission of 2024

285th successful mission

259th consecutive successful mission