Sirius FM-2

Decommissioned communications satellite operated by SiriusXM. Sirius FM-2 was launched on September 5, 2000 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-051ANORAD 26483United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Sirius FM-2
Payload designation: Sirius CD Radio 2
International designator: 2000-051A
NORAD catalog number: 26483
GCAT identifier: S26483
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/385

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 5, 2000 · 09:43 UTC
Launch record: 2000-051Success
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/T
Perigee: 24,394 km
Apogee: 47,173 km
Inclination: 63.73°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: August 2016
End of operations: Aug 1, 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 Q7530381 (CC0).