Sirius FM-6 at 116° W
also known as Radiosat 6
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 116° WChannel line-up at 116° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39360
- COSPAR number
- 2013-058A
- Operator
- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc./Sirius Satellite Radio
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 25 Oct 2013 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 6020 kg
- Dry mass
- 2975 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2812
- Beacon
- 2321.5R, 2322.0R, 2330.5R, 2331.0R
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- S-band CONUS (SD1) beam (S band) View footprint
About Sirius FM-6
1 X/S-band transponder to provide state-of-the-art digital audio radio programming directly to cars, homes and portable radios coast to coast. Planned to be stationed at 116.15 West orbital location after in-orbit testing at 120 West orbital slot.