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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sirius SXM-7
Launched
December 13, 2020
Summary
SXM-7 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 13, 2020. It was SpaceX's 116th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,028th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 25th this year. Booster B1051 flew for the 7th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SXM-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 19,460 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Falcon 9 SXM-7 Full FlightThe Space Devs
- SXM-7 MissionSpaceX
- SXM-7 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1051 · flight 7 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Starlink 13 · 644 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 46th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 25th this yearSpaceX's 116th launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,028th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SXM-7 · NORAD 47240 · 2020-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-096A
- Epoch
- 2020-12-13 17:56:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.20019014 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.59188
- Inclination
- 27°
- Ascending node
- 177.8936°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.52°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.78°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- SXM-7 · NORAD 47240 · in orbit
Falcon 9-099 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 14th this year · 811th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Payload health after separation confirmed, marking success
Show 8 earlier updates
Nosu · 12/13/2020 · source
SwGustav · 12/11/2020 · source
Nosu · 12/11/2020 · source
New launch time
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/11/2020 · source
weather 90%
SwGustav · 12/11/2020 · source
adjusting window
SwGustav · 12/11/2020 · source
Delaying by a day and setting go
SwGustav · 12/8/2020 · source
SwGustav · 12/1/2020 · source
Questions
When did SXM-7 launch?
SXM-7 launched on December 13, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SXM-7?
Coverage: Falcon 9 SXM-7 Full Flight; SXM-7 Mission; SXM-7 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SXM-7?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SXM-7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1051 flew for the 7th time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did SXM-7 reach?
SXM-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 19,460 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did SXM-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).