Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8
Podsumowanie
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-8 — 6 czerwca 2021, 06:26 CET. Stan: start udany. Rakieta: Falcon 9 Block 5. Stanowisko: Space Launch Complex 40 (Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA).
Parametry
- Stan: start udany
- Data startu (NET — nie wcześniej niż): 6 czerwca 2021, 06:26 CET
- Rakieta: Falcon 9 Block 5
- Stanowisko: Space Launch Complex 40
- Lokalizacja: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Załogowa: nie
- Misja: SXM-8
Transmisje
Opis misji
SXM-8 is a large high power broadcasting satelita dla SiriusXM's digital audio radio service (DARS).
oryginał LL2
SXM-8 is a large high power broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM's digital audio radio service (DARS).
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) got in July 2016 the contract to build the two satellites based on their SSL-1300 bus - SXM-7 and SXM-8. Satellite design operates in the S-band spectrum. Each satellite will generate more than 20-kW of power and will have a large unfurlable antenna reflector, which enables broadcast to radios without the need for large dish-type antennas on the ground.
SXM-8 is meant to replace the XM-4 satellite. SXM-7 was meant to replace the XM-3, but suffered a failure in orbit 6 weeks after its launch.