Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Sirius FM-6 |
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) |
-115.2 |
Perigee (km) |
35785 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
7.11608710090612E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.16 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6020 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2975 |
Power (watts) |
20000 |
Date of Launch |
25-10-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2013-058A |
NORAD Number |
39360 |
Comments |
Provide service the continental USA including digital audio radio broadcast directly to cars, homes and portable radios. |