Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
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…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXM-9 2024-234A | Payload | 35770 × 35803 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2024-234B | Rocket body | 211 × 17972 km · 27.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2024-234 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).