SXM-8

NORAD 48838 · COSPAR 2021-049A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #1982 @ 35764 x 35808 km x 0.0028 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 23:38 UTC Â· 33.6 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

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SXM-8
1 48838U 21049A 26291.98487138 -.00000203 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 48838 0.0028 56.0660 0005240 348.0253 252.8205 1.00272727019824

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 6th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 4 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

0.0028Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35764 km

Apogee

35808 km

Eccentricity

0.000524

RAAN

56.066Â°

Arg of Perigee

348.0253Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272727 rev/d