Sirius FM-1

Decommissioned communications satellite operated by SiriusXM. Sirius FM-1 was launched on June 30, 2000 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-035ANORAD 26390United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Sirius FM-1
Payload designation: Sirius CD Radio 1
International designator: 2000-035A
NORAD catalog number: 26390
GCAT identifier: S26390
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/379

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Sirius CD
Owner: Sirius Radio
Country: United States
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300

Launch

Date: June 30, 2000 · 22:08 UTC
Launch record: 2000-035Success
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 23,783 km
Apogee: 47,100 km
Inclination: 63.34°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: September 2016
End of operations: September 2016

Size

Mass: 3,800 kg
Dry mass: 1,570 kg
Length: 5.2 m
Diameter: 5.60 m
Span: 24.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7530379 (CC0).