XM-3

NORAD 28626 · COSPAR 2005-008A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #4125 @ 36143 x 36179 km x 0.3054 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-02-01 09:27 UTC Â· 6177.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

XM-3 (RHYTHM)
1 28626U 05008A 26032.39423397 .00000057 00000+0 00000+0 0 9990
2 28626 0.3054 83.6793 0004183 281.7640 141.7219 0.98950378 41254

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 1st 2005

Spacecraft age

21 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

XM Satellite Radio

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

4,703 kg

Power

18,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.3054Â°

Period

1455.27 min

Perigee

36143 km

Apogee

36179 km

Eccentricity

0.0004183

RAAN

83.6793Â°

Arg of Perigee

281.764Â°

Mean Motion

0.98950378 rev/d