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SIRIUS FM-5, 35493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIRIUS FM-5, 35493 is a payload satellite owned by Sirius XM (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
35493, 2009-034A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
FS-1300, R-4D-11-164
Mass
5,820 kg wet, 2,900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2009-06-30 (16 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PROTON-M/BRIZ-M
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 24.8 m
Radar Cross Section
73.566 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 SIRIUS FM-5
1 35493U 09034A   25193.61476312 -.00000191  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 35493   0.0287 287.5479 0000873  93.2331  45.1362  1.00270358 43233
Epoch: 2025-07-12T14:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T14:45:15.533Z)
Latitude
0.01732°
Longitude
-86.13515°
Altitude
35,783.901 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 23m 43s
True Declination
0° 01' 02"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.00982°
Longitude
174.75961°
Altitude
35,784.376 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 57m 00s
Apparent Declination
-6° 11' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:31:26
Azimuth
151.815° SSE
Elevation
39.845°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,791.746 km
Perigee altitude
35,784.384 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.202 km
Eccentricity
0.00009
Inclination
0.0287°
RAAN
287.5479°
Arg. of periapsis
93.2331°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
45.1362°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-13 08:06:03.760Z151.825° SSE2025-07-13 18:16:03.760Z151.791° SSE32.651°2025-07-14 08:06:03.760Z151.832° SSE
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