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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 26171.38377977 -.00000209 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 47240 0.0324 103.0766 0003937 23.9681 194.5424 1.00266556 7470Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:12:38.572Z)
Latitude
-0.02748°
Longitude
-85.17198°
Altitude
35,803.624 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 26m 21s
True Declination
0° 01' 39"
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
21:40:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,805.733 km
Perigee altitude
35,772.53 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.268 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
0.0324°
RAAN
103.0766°
Arg. of periapsis
23.9681°
True anomaly
194.53108°
Mean anomaly
194.5424°
Eccentric anomaly
194.53674°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 2020 (2020-12-13 UTC)
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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 | 2026-06-22 10:38:10.781Z | 150.595° SSE | 2026-06-22 21:12:10.781Z | 150.519° SSE | 32.449° | 2026-06-23 10:38:10.781Z | 150.626° SSE |
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