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XM-8, 48838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

XM-8, 48838 is a payload satellite owned by Sirius XM (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 06 Jun 2021 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

48838, 2021-049A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Sirius XM Radio Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar Space Sol

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300, R-4D

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-06 (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, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

81.349 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 XM-8
1 48838U 21049A   26275.27128253 -.00000211  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 48838   0.0423  38.9965 0005285 355.0615 349.4728  1.00270330 19651

Epoch: 2026-10-02T06:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T06:30:38.810Z)

Latitude

-0.02169°

Longitude

-85.15979°

Altitude

35,764.518 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 33m 59s

True Declination

0° 01' 18"

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

09:47:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,810.358 km

Perigee altitude

35,765.788 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.21 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

0.0423°

RAAN

38.9965°

Arg. of periapsis

355.0615°

True anomaly

349.46173°

Mean anomaly

349.4728°

Eccentric anomaly

349.46726°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 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	2026-10-02 16:01:55.894Z	150.385° SSE	2026-10-02 20:31:55.894Z	150.481° SSE	39.468°	2026-10-03 16:01:55.894Z	150.388° SSE

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XM-8, 48838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T06:30:38.810Z)

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