SpaceX Rocket Launch From Florida Set For January 3

O1vzon 3 satellite atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: O1vzon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – The launch of the O1vzon 3 satellite atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The 10-minute launch window opens at 6:04 p.m. ET.

If needed, a backup opportunity is available Thursday, January 4 with an 87-minute launch window opening at 4:47 p.m. ET..

Ovzon 3 is the first privately funded and developed Swedish geostationary satellite ever to be launched..

Launch Weather 95% 'GO'

According to the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron, there is a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. 

The primary weather concern is the cumulus cloud rule.

Targeting back-to-back launches starting with tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of 21 @Starlink satellites from California followed by tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of the @OvzonAB Ovzon 3 mission from Florida→ https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 2, 2024