Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-9
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Launch Complex 39A carrying Sirius SXM-9 to Geostationary Transfer Orbit on 5 Dec 2024, 16:10 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the mission
SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.