Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXM-8 2021-049A | Payload | 35765 × 35809 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2021-049B | Rocket body | 224 × 13789 km · 27.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2021-049 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).