SXM-7

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

17:30:00

Sunday December 13, 2020

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First reuse of fairings on a commercial launch. One of Falcon 9's fairing halves previously flew on the ANASIS-II mission.

Wiki

SXM-7 is a radio satellite operated by Sirius XM and built by SSL. During configuration after it arrived in orbit, unfixable issues with the satellite's systems were discovered. The satellite was declared a total loss.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

7,000 kilograms

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$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

Reuse

Just Read the Instructions

B1051

Flight #7

56 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

84th recovery attempt

73rd successful recovery

19th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

103rd

Mission

25th

Mission of 2020

SpaceX

111th

Mission

25th

Mission of 2020

2020

105th

Orbital launch attempt