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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

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 XM-7
1 47240U 20096A   26009.17475046 -.00000197  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 47240   0.0295 100.4565 0003781  26.2257 319.7399  1.00270913  5840

Epoch: 2026-01-09T04:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-09T04:11:38.439Z)

Latitude

0.00385°

Longitude

-85.21602°

Altitude

35,774.095 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 45m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:47:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,803.853 km

Perigee altitude

35,771.967 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.047 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

0.0295°

RAAN

100.4565°

Arg. of periapsis

26.2257°

True anomaly

319.71189°

Mean anomaly

319.7399°

Eccentric anomaly

319.7259°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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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	2026-01-09 17:30:27.439Z	150.513° SSE	2026-01-10 08:46:27.439Z	150.478° SSE	32.447°	2026-01-10 17:30:27.439Z	150.522° SSE

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XM-7, 47240

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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