SXM-8

NORAD 48838 · COSPAR 2021-049A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #2002 @ 35766 x 35807 km x 0.0483 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 00:17 UTC Â· 36.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SXM-8
1 48838U 21049A 26312.01222780 -.00000200 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 48838 0.0483 70.0348 0004958 331.2983 285.1546 1.00271940020024

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 6th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Sirius XM Holdings

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Maxar

Launch mass

7,000 kg

Power

18,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0483Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35766 km

Apogee

35807 km

Eccentricity

0.0004958

RAAN

70.0348Â°

Arg of Perigee

331.2983Â°

Mean Motion

1.0027194 rev/d