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SXM-8
Communications
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
GTOorbit
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.
Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 4:26 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,088
SpX Mission
#139
Pad Launch
#128
Location Launch
#823
Designator
2021-049
Weather GO
70%
Launch Window
NET
Jun 6, 2021, 4:26 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Jun 6, 2021, 12:38 PM
Launch successful via @Maxar twitter.
Source - Jun 5, 2021, 3:01 PM
Weather 70%
Source - Jun 3, 2021, 6:31 PM
Setting GO
Source - Jun 3, 2021, 2:21 PM
Weather 60%
Source - May 29, 2021, 12:45 AM
New launch date.
Source - May 26, 2021, 12:52 AM
Launch apparently slipped to early June TBD.
Source - May 6, 2021, 2:59 PM
Added launch time.
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Jun 6, 2021, 12:26 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778