Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:10:00
Thursday December 5, 2024
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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. 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.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,400 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
NE
SE
Launching
East
408th
Mission
122nd
Mission of 2024
430th
Mission
128th
Mission of 2024
237th
Orbital launch attempt