Launch Overview
Vehicle
Falcon 9
Agency
SpaceX
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
409/B1076.19 F408
COSPAR Designator
2024-234
Mission
Sirius SXM-9 (Communications)
SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider
SpaceX
Agency launches
439 (128 YTD)
Site launches
249 (23 YTD)
Pad launches
191 (23 YTD)