Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 139th launch · 22nd this year · humanity's 6,088th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 6, 04:26 – Jun 6, 06:25 UTC
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SXM-8
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.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1061 · flight 3 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-2 · zone record 156/157
Watch
- Falcon 9 SXM-8 — The Space Devs
- SXM-8 Mission — SpaceX
Updates
Launch successful via @Maxar twitter.
scottm3 · 6/6/2021 · source
Weather 70%
Nosu · 6/5/2021 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 6/3/2021 · source
Weather 60%
Nosu · 6/3/2021 · source
New launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2021 · source
Launch apparently slipped to early June TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2021 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/6/2021 · source
