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XM-7, 47240

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XM-7, 47240 is a payload satellite owned by Sirius XM (US) 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

2 days 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 (5 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 2 days ago

0 XM-7
1 47240U 20096A   25191.13816600 -.00000191  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 47240   0.0228  95.9592 0004451  32.2630 124.6318  1.00270526  4024

Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:18:57.542Z)

Latitude

-0.00425°

Longitude

-85.14941°

Altitude

35,797.212 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 51m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.0428°

Longitude

11.78366°

Altitude

35,800.647 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 29m 29s

Apparent Declination

-6° 13' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:59:47

Azimuth

150.596° SSE

Elevation

39.438°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,806.786 km

Perigee altitude

35,769.25 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.155 km

Eccentricity

0.00045

Inclination

0.0228°

RAAN

95.9592°

Arg. of periapsis

32.263°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

124.6318°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 2020 (2020-12-13 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 47241

XM-7 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	2025-07-12 09:38:06.649Z	150.606° SSE	2025-07-12 20:54:06.649Z	150.481° SSE	32.451°	2025-07-13 09:38:06.649Z	150.617° SSE

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