Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Sirius XM-5
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced in June 2005 that it has been awarded a contract by XM Satellite Radio, Washington DC, to build XM-5, a high-power, digital audio radio service (DARS) satellite that will serve as a ground spare in the XM Satellite Radio fleet, ensuring XM subscribers across North America with continued high-quality, digital- music, entertainment, and data services.
Scheduled for delivery in 2007, XM-5 has an on-orbit design life of 15 years and will carry a state-of-the-art DARS payload featuring two 9-meter reflectors provided by Harris. Its end-of-life power capability of more than 18 kilowatts will make it one of the world's most powerful communications satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,983.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2010
55th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
47th mission
9th mission of 2010
44th successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission