December 5, 2024 4:10 pm

Sirius SXM-9

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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 16:10 UTC
Window Close 17:40 UTC
Lift Off Dec 5, 2024 · 16:10 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Sirius SXM-9
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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SpaceX
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Overview
Window Open 16:10 UTC
Window Close 17:40 UTC
Lift Off Dec 5, 2024 · 16:10 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload Sirius SXM-9
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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