{"id":6078,"date":"2025-01-30T20:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/siriusxms-sxm-9-satellite-enters-service-after-successful-in-orbit-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T20:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:40:26","slug":"siriusxms-sxm-9-satellite-enters-service-after-successful-in-orbit-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/siriusxms-sxm-9-satellite-enters-service-after-successful-in-orbit-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"SiriusXM\u2019s SXM-9 Satellite Enters Service After Successful In-Orbit Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sirius_XM_cover_638738073126980823.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"SiriusXM\u2019s SXM-9 Satellite Enters Service After Successful In-Orbit Testing\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sirius_XM_cover_638738073126980823.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sirius_XM_cover_638738073126980823.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>SiriusXM<\/strong> and Maxar Space Systems announced that the SXM-9 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now fully operational by SiriusXM after being successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSiriusXM is committed to cutting-edge technology and enhancing the proprietary satellite delivery systems that help power our audio entertainment and information service offerings,\u201d said <strong>Bridget Neville<\/strong><strong>, SiriusXM\u2019s Senior Vice President &amp; GM of Signal Distribution Engineering.<\/strong> \u201cThe successful implementation of SXM-9 and expected launches of SXM-10, -11 and -12 will strengthen the health of our satellite fleet for decades to come and allow our team to continue innovating far into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Maxar Space Systems, we take pride in partnering with innovative companies like SiriusXM that push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible,\u201d said <strong>Chris Johnson<\/strong><strong>, CEO of Maxar Space Systems.<\/strong> \u201cThe Maxar 1300 platform is designed with mission adaptability and reliability in mind, making it an ideal choice for the requirements of SXM-9 and the upcoming SXM-10, -11 and -12 satellites. Maxar remains committed to delivering high-quality solutions that allow our customers to innovate and achieve their long-term objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Satellite Payloads?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>SXM-9 will help provide continuous reliable delivery of SiriusXM\u2019s audio entertainment and information services to consumers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. SXM-9 is the tenth high-powered, digital audio radio satellite built by Maxar Space Systems for SiriusXM and is built on the Maxar 1300 platform. SXM-9 is more than 27 feet tall and over 100 feet long with its solar arrays deployed, and weighed almost 6,400 kg at launch. SXM-9 features a large unfurlable S-band reflector antenna supplied by L3Harris that enables SiriusXM programming to reach approximately 167 million SiriusXM-equipped vehicles on the road today.<\/p>\n<p>SiriusXM and Maxar Space Systems previously announced that Maxar Space has been commissioned to build the SXM-10, -11 and -12 satellites for SiriusXM, and those programs are ongoing with the expected launch of SXM-10 to occur later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SiriusXM and Maxar Space Systems announced that the SXM-9 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now fully operational by SiriusXM after being successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 5, 2024. \u201cSiriusXM is committed to cutting-edge technology and enhancing the proprietary satellite delivery systems that help power our audio entertainment and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,20],"class_list":["post-6078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6078"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}