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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.

SIRIUS XM-9 is above the set Earth location now

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Identifier	62259, 2024-234A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 week ago
Origin	SIRX (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 (4 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 1 week ago

0 SIRIUS XM-9
1 62259U 24234A   25084.45175064 -.00000206  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 62259   0.0353 299.6646 0004682   3.9665 316.9911  1.00265453  1094

Epoch: 2025-03-25T10:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T10:50:31.255Z)

Latitude	0.00915°
Longitude	-85.18837°
Altitude	35,773.504 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 22m 22s
True Declination	0° 00' 33"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.00061°
Longitude	-96.66941°
Altitude	35,776.969 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 46m 33s
Apparent Declination	-6° 10' 54"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:17:28
Azimuth	150.757° SSE
Elevation	39.535°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,809.183 km
Perigee altitude	35,769.698 km
Semi-major axis	42,167.577 km
Eccentricity	0.0004682
Inclination	0.0353°
RAAN	299.6646°
Arg. of periapsis	3.9665°
True anomaly	316.95449°
Mean anomaly	316.9911°
Eccentric anomaly	316.9728°
Mean motion	0.25065 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.24 mins