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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

12 hours ago

Origin

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 (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 12 hours ago

0 SIRIUS XM-9
1 62259U 24234A   25182.62178406 -.00000202  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 62259   0.0187 326.2680 0005741   3.3867  88.9428  1.00272635  2426

Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:55:22.142Z)

Latitude

0.0288°

Longitude

-85.0816°

Altitude

35,785.516 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 54m 42s

True Declination

0° 01' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.02839°

Longitude

94.88158°

Altitude

35,786.204 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 04m 43s

Apparent Declination

-6° 12' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:34:55

Azimuth

150.559° SSE

Elevation

39.441°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,811.634 km

Perigee altitude

35,763.22 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.564 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

0.0187°

RAAN

326.268°

Arg. of periapsis

3.3867°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

88.9428°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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SIRIUS XM-9 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-07-02 02:53:46.787Z	150.569° SSE	2025-07-02 22:02:46.787Z	150.492° SSE	32.427°	2025-07-03 02:53:46.787Z	150.569° SSE

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