SpaceX launches the second of two next generation satellites for SiriusXM from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The spacecraft will be delivered into a sub-synchronous geostationary transfer orbit and will replace XM-4 in geostationary orbit. The booster for this mission will land on an ASDS.
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Payloads
SXM-8
Type:
Satellite
Mass:
7,000 kg
Inclination Degree:
0.042°
Customers:
SiriusXM
Manufacturers:
SSL
Nationalities:
United States