XM-1

Success Sea Launch, Zenit 3SL

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Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., now Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (XMTM) signed a contract 23 March 1998, for two BSS-702 model satellites, named XM 1 and XM 2 (nicknamed "Rock" and "Roll"). These satellites are designed to provide state-of-the-art…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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MissionCommunications · GTO

Communications · GTO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
XM-1 (ROLL) 2001-018A Payload 36131 × 36161 km · 9.2° Globe
BLOCK DM-SL R/B 2001-018B Rocket body 877 × 35736 km · 1.4° Globe

COSPAR ID 2001-018. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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