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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

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)

2024-12-05 (2 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

98.149 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 SIRIUS XM-9
1 62259U 24234A   26268.89143586  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 62259   0.0131 212.3875 0004694  97.4093 290.6679  1.00270737  6589

Epoch: 2026-09-25T21:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-25T21:23:40.058Z)

Latitude

0.02443°

Longitude

-85.2336°

Altitude

35,779.516 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 01m 33s

True Declination

0° 01' 28"

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

07:24:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,807.752 km

Perigee altitude

35,768.166 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.096 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

0.0131°

RAAN

212.3875°

Arg. of periapsis

97.4093°

True anomaly

290.61756°

Mean anomaly

290.6679°

Eccentric anomaly

290.64273°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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

FALCON 9 R/B, 62260

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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	2026-10-01 13:43:37.335Z	150.563° SSE	2026-10-01 22:40:37.335Z	150.591° SSE	39.507°	2026-10-02 13:43:37.335Z	150.57° SSE

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SIRIUS XM-9, 62259

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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