Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satellite XM Radio 3 (Rhythm) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
XM Satellite Radio USA |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-85.04 |
Perigee (km) |
35782 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
9.48856627763545E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4703 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
18000 |
Date of Launch |
01-03-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2005-008A |
NORAD Number |
28626 |
Comments |
130 channels of digital music uplinked in the X-band from one or more ground stations. |