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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
3 days ago
Origin
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 (7 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 3 days ago
0 SIRIUS XM-9
1 62259U 24234A   25191.27228417 -.00000191  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 62259   0.0118 352.5931 0004553 327.1691 341.5101  1.00270063  2152
Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T06:32:05.352Z)
Latitude
-0.03123°
Longitude
-85.20416°
Altitude
35,768.3 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 05m 02s
True Declination
0° 01' 52"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.01965°
Longitude
-57.69985°
Altitude
35,767.764 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 05m 14s
Apparent Declination
-6° 12' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:35:22
Azimuth
150.535° SSE
Elevation
39.441°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,807.346 km
Perigee altitude
35,768.95 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.285 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
0.0118°
RAAN
352.5931°
Arg. of periapsis
327.1691°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
341.5101°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-13 08:09:59.426Z150.546° SSE2025-07-13 21:43:59.426Z150.585° SSE32.45°2025-07-14 08:09:59.426Z150.556° SSE
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