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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 12.4 m
Radar Cross Section
73.566 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 SIRIUS FM-5
1 35493U 09034A 25254.57089858 -.00000204 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 35493 0.0402 271.4441 0000372 149.3950 49.3637 1.00271679 43853Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T13:42:05.637Z)
Latitude
-0.02843°
Longitude
-86.16029°
Altitude
35,785.104 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 20m 46s
True Declination
0° 01' 42"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:45:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.264 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.126 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.832 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
0.0402°
RAAN
271.4441°
Arg. of periapsis
149.395°
True anomaly
49.36693°
Mean anomaly
49.3637°
Eccentric anomaly
49.36532°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2009 (2009-06-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-13 02:16:08.493Z | 151.821° SSE | 2025-09-13 04:38:08.493Z | 151.82° SSE | 32.666° | 2025-09-14 02:16:08.493Z | 151.82° SSE |
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