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SIRIUS XM-9, 62259

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIRIUS XM-9, 62259 is a payload satellite owned by Sirius XM (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 2024 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

62259, 2024-234A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

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)

2024-12-05 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

98.149 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SIRIUS XM-9
1 62259U 24234A   25127.86570683 -.00000205  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 62259   0.0206 308.2636 0004816   9.0059 135.1790  1.00272487  1877

Epoch: 2025-05-07T20:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T20:46:37.07Z)

Latitude

0.01022°

Longitude

-85.1112°

Altitude

35,800.217 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 09m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.03124°

Longitude

46.27706°

Altitude

35,787.125 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 05m 40s

Apparent Declination

-6° 12' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:35:51

Azimuth

150.55° SSE

Elevation

39.435°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,807.776 km

Perigee altitude

35,767.162 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.606 km

Eccentricity

0.0004816

Inclination

0.0206°

RAAN

308.2636°

Arg. of periapsis

9.0059°

True anomaly

135.21788°

Mean anomaly

135.179°

Eccentric anomaly

135.19844°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #234 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)

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SIRIUS XM-9 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	2025-05-08 05:31:06.603Z	150.56° SSE	2025-05-08 15:26:06.603Z	150.391° SSE	32.429°	2025-05-09 05:31:06.603Z	150.561° SSE

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