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SIRIUS 1

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 15.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 59.4° from the equator, between 24,768 and 24,799 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SIRIUS 1

SIRIUS 1 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jun 30, 2000 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 912 minutes (1.6 times a day), between 24,767 and 24,786 km up, on an orbit tilted 59.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 59° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Sirius FM-1 · decommissioned communications satellite operated by SiriusXM

Operated by
Sirius Satellite Radio, Sirius XM Rad
Built by
Lanteris Space Systems
Mass
3,800 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 24,768 km to 24,767 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
24,76524,77024,77524,78024,785Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.