SXM-7 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
13 Dec 2020, 5:30pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1051
7th flight (56d since last use)
Landing
Drone Ship (Just Read the Instructions)
Success
Mission
SXM-7
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SXM-7 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. Both operate in the S-band spectrum. Each satellite will generate more than 20-kW of power and will have a large unfurlable antenna reflector, which enables broadcast to radios without the need for large dish-type antennas on the ground. SXM-7 is meant to replace the XM-3 satellite.
Available Replays
Falcon 9 SXM-7 Full Flight
Updated: Apr 12, 11:29pm UTC
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