Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Sirius FM-5 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-96 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284656988329063 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5800 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
20000 |
Date of Launch |
30-06-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-034A |
NORAD Number |
35493 |
Comments |
First in geostationary orbit. |