Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-7

Falcon 9 Block 5

Dec 13, 2020, 5:30 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1051

Flight #7

Flight #7 · Last flown 2020-10-18

Total Flights: 14
Recovery Rate: 13/13 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 13 · 56-day turnaround

Landing Record

13 successful · 0 failed · 13 total

Mission Details

SXM-7 is a large high power broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM's digital audio radio service (DARS). Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) got in July 2016 the contract to build the two satellites based on their SSL-1300 bus - SXM-7 and SXM-8. Both operate in the S-band spectrum. Each satellite will generate more than 20-kW of power and will have a large unfurlable antenna reflector, which enables broadcast to radios without the need for large dish-type antennas on the ground. SXM-7 is meant to replace the XM-3 satellite.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA