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XM-7, 47240

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XM-7, 47240 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sun, 13 Dec 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

47240, 2020-096A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Sirius XM Radio Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar Space Sol

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300, R-4D

Mass

~7,000 kg wet, ~2,884 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-12-13 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

81.349 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 XM-7
1 47240U 20096A   25140.07379659 -.00000206  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 47240   0.0021 118.7694 0000854 124.7101 295.9445  1.00359200 16398

Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T01:46:16.025Z)

Latitude

0.01374°

Longitude

-85.13872°

Altitude

35,760.013 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 57m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.01424°

Longitude

127.20136°

Altitude

35,764.711 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 17m 17s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:46:16

Azimuth

150.186° SSE

Elevation

39.337°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,766.777 km

Perigee altitude

35,759.579 km

Semi-major axis

42,141.315 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

0.0021°

RAAN

118.7694°

Arg. of periapsis

124.7101°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

295.9445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25089 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.9 mins

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FALCON 9 R/B, 47241

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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 15:52:30.889Z	150.197° SSE	2025-05-20 16:07:30.889Z	150.193° SSE	32.362°	2025-05-21 15:52:30.889Z	149.779° SSE

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