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XM-3, 28626

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XM-3, 28626 is a payload satellite owned by XM Radio (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 01 Mar 2005 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

28626, 2005-008A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

Sirius XM Radio Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702HP, R-4D-11-300

Mass

4,682 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-03-01 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 40.4 m

Radar Cross Section

61.334 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 XM-3
1 28626U 05008A   25189.52822581 -.00000183  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 28626   0.0336 154.7940 0001142  25.8666 209.8970  1.00271968 39178

Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:40:38.709Z)

Latitude

-0.00613°

Longitude

-86.33042°

Altitude

35,790.185 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 02m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.01614°

Longitude

-159.92788°

Altitude

35,789.555 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 17m 27s

Apparent Declination

-6° 12' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:52:36

Azimuth

152.035° SSE

Elevation

39.903°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.429 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.799 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.751 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

0.0336°

RAAN

154.794°

Arg. of periapsis

25.8666°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

209.897°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-09 07:43:03.647Z	152.045° SSE	2025-07-09 21:11:03.647Z	152.045° SSE	32.694°	2025-07-10 07:43:03.647Z	152.045° SSE

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