Tag: Maxar
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SpaceX launches SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket on June 7, 2025 at 12:54 a.m. EDT (0454 UTC) in support of the SXM-10 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update June 7, 1:47 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the SXM-10 satellite. SpaceX launched its first customer…
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SpaceX launches 2nd pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket ascends from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying a pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites to a mid-inclination orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 10:57 am EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the second of two WorldView Legion satellites on this mission. SpaceX launched a pair of Maxar Space…
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Engineers analyze failure on SiriusXM satellite launched from Florida last month
Artist’s illustration of the SXM 7 satellite with its solar panels and S-band antenna deployed. Credit: Maxar Ground teams are evaluating a payload failure on a Maxar-built SiriusXM radio broadcasting satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, officials said Wednesday. SiriusXM and Maxar officials did not disclose the…
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SiriusXM satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbit
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with the SXM 7 satellite. Credit: SpaceX A hefty new satellite to beam SiriusXM radio programming across North America rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Sunday from Cape Canaveral on course to replace an aging broadcast station launched…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch attempt with SiriusXM satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket counts down to a launch attempt Friday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at Cape Canaveral, halting the countdown less than a minute before liftoff to allow time to perform additional ground system checkouts before the…
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s launches SiriusXM satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with the SXM 7 radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX mission audio”] [tabbyending] SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to…
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SpaceX plans to cap busy week with launch of satellite for SiriusXM
The SXM 7 radio broadcasting satellite. Credit: Maxar A massive radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM is set for liftoff Friday on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, punctuating a busy week for SpaceX that included the debut of a new-generation cargo ship for the International Space Station and a spectacular atmospheric test flight of a…