Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-9
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the Sirius SXM-9 mission for SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on Dec 5, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-9
Launched Dec 6, 2024 1:10:00 AMSuccess
2 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 0.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Dec 6 · 1:10:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA