Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8

Falcon 9 Block 5

Jun 6, 2021, 4:26 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1061

Flight #3

Flight #3 · Last flown 2021-04-23

Total Flights: 23
Recovery Rate: 22/22 successful landings
This Landing: Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
Recovery Site: Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
Last Flight: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-2 · 43-day turnaround

Landing Record

22 successful · 0 failed · 22 total

Mission Details

SXM-8 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. Satellite design operates 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-8 is meant to replace the XM-4 satellite. SXM-7 was meant to replace the XM-3, but suffered a failure in orbit 6 weeks after its launch.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

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