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SIRIUS FM-5, 35493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIRIUS FM-5, 35493 is a payload satellite 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

14 hours ago

Origin

Sirius XM Radio Inc (US)

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 14 hours ago

0 SIRIUS FM-5
1 35493U 09034A   25140.07362282 -.00000191  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 35493   0.0168 285.9889 0000391 312.7119 299.6482  1.00270283 58036

Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:46:01.011Z)

Latitude

-0.03189°

Longitude

-86.14613°

Altitude

35,785.692 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 53m 20s

True Declination

0° 01' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.03145°

Longitude

131.67497°

Altitude

35,788.069 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 34m 20s

Apparent Declination

-6° 08' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:08:43

Azimuth

151.78° SSE

Elevation

39.884°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.735 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.438 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.223 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

0.0168°

RAAN

285.9889°

Arg. of periapsis

312.7119°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.6482°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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SIRIUS FM-5 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-05-20 16:14:54.776Z	151.79° SSE	2025-05-21 15:59:54.776Z	151.798° SSE	32.663°	2025-05-21 16:14:54.776Z	151.799° SSE

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Check out SIRIUS FM-5, 35493 on other resources

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View SIRIUS FM-5, 35493 on Celestrak

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