Ovzon

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.

History
Ovzon was founded in 2006.

Ovzon-3 satellite
Ovzon planned to procure and launch its own communications satellite Ovzon-3 with a mass of 1500 kg, which was announced on 16 October 2018. The original launch contract was attributed to SpaceX for a Falcon Heavy mission no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2020. The satellite would have been delivered directly into geostationary orbit.

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.

Delays in satellite manufacturing led Ovzon to shift the launch back to SpaceX as the Ariane 5 approached its retirement. Ovzon-3 was launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 on 3 January 2024. It is the first commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024.