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SIRIUS XM-11, 69728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIRIUS XM-11, 69728 is a payload satellite owned by Sirius XM (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 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

69728, 2026-148A

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, ~3,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-06-29 (2 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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

98.149 m²

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 SIRIUS XM-11
1 69728U 26148A   26237.59344373  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 69728   0.0211 114.9791 0001443  96.6082 219.3658  1.00509304   739

Epoch: 2026-08-25T14:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T14:14:33.538Z)

Latitude

-0.03153°

Longitude

-116.55226°

Altitude

35,724.3 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 43m 47s

True Declination

0° 01' 53"

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

22:13:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,727.288 km

Perigee altitude

35,715.138 km

Semi-major axis

42,099.35 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

0.0211°

RAAN

114.9791°

Arg. of periapsis

96.6082°

True anomaly

219.35531°

Mean anomaly

219.3658°

Eccentric anomaly

219.36056°

Mean motion

0.25126 °/min

Orbital period

1,432.76 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	2026-08-26 06:55:39.023Z	196.577° SSW	2026-08-27 02:58:39.023Z	195.534° SSW	34.133°	2026-08-27 06:55:39.023Z	195.305° SSW

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SIRIUS XM-11, 69728

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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