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XM-4, 29520

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XM-4, 29520 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 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

29520, 2006-049A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Sirius XM Radio Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

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

Mass

5,193 kg wet, ~2,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2006-10-30 (19 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 14 hours ago

0 XM-4
1 29520U 06049A   25153.03334303 -.00000081  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 29520   1.8583  86.0642 0008864 314.0465 326.1309  0.98813022 68102

Epoch: 2025-06-02T00:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-02T00:48:00.837Z)

Latitude

-1.81995°

Longitude

103.44567°

Altitude

36,169.005 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 24m 47s

True Declination

-1° 49' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.48757°

Longitude

-50.60291°

Altitude

36,237.377 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 58m 17s

Apparent Declination

-3° 36' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:26:11

Azimuth

324.193° NNW

Elevation

-48.145°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,239.364 km

Perigee altitude

36,163.878 km

Semi-major axis

42,579.758 km

Eccentricity

0.00089

Inclination

1.8583°

RAAN

86.0642°

Arg. of periapsis

314.0465°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

326.1309°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24702 °/min

Orbital period

1,457.35 mins

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Check out XM-4, 29520 on other resources

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View XM-4, 29520 on Keep Track

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