Sirius FM-6 (CD-Radio 6)

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Launch data: Designation  39360 / 13058A Launch date  25 Oct 2013 - 18:08 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC-200/39 Launch vehicle  Proton-M/Briz-M Mission  Communication (Direct radio broadcasting) Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35783 x 35804 km Eccentricity   Inclination   0.0deg Period  1436.1 min

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Description:

• Sirius FM6 will become the 10th satellite in the company's space network, including payloads launched before Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio?the two pioneer satellite radio broadcasters?merged to form Sirius XM Radio in 2008. Fitted with a large deployable reflector, Sirius FM6 was built by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, Calif. Its solar arrays are designed to generate nearly 20 kilowatts of power at the end of its life.
• Sirius will provide satellite digital radio services for Sirius XM.

Mission details:

• Delayed from January and Feb 20, 2012.
• A Proton rocket put the Sirius FM6 spacecraft in orbit on Oct 25, 2013. Proton reached a -516 x 174 km trajectory at 1818 UTC (some 20 km lower than expected) and released the Briz stage. Briz fired from 1820 to 1825 UTC to reach 173 x 173 km; from 1916 to 1934 UTC to rach 270 x 4999 km; from 2137 to 2148 UTC to reach 327 x 15140 km, at which point it jettisoned the DTB propellant tank; from 2150 to 2156 UTC to reach 430 x 35809 km; and on Oct 26 from 0300 to 0307 UTC to reach 4074 x 35818 km x 23.2 deg where the Sirius satellite was released.

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