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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-9
Falcon 9 Block 5
Dec 5, 4:10 PM UTC
Dec 5, 4:10 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
