SXM-7

The Falcon 9 upper stage deployed the SXM-7 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit 31 minutes after liftoff.

SXM-7 is intended to replace XM-3, which was launched in 2005 and is operating at 85 degrees west in geostationary orbit.

As of October 28, 2020, the SXM-7 satellite had arrived at Cape Canaveral on October 13, 2020 and was being stored at the Payload Processing Facility (PPF).

A Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2020-12-13 at 12:30 p.m. EST.

The first stage used for the SXM-7 launch was flying for the seventh time and had previously launched the Demo-1 commercial crew test flight, the Radarsat Constellation Mission, and four sets of Starlink satellites.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 spacecraft for SiriusXM on 2020-12-13 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the SXM-7 mission previously supported four Starlink missions in 2020.

SpaceX launched SXM-7 to geostationary orbit on 2020-12-13 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

Maxar built the nearly 7,000-kilogram SXM-7 communications satellite to provide broadcasting to mobile radios for 15 years or more.

The tenth-flight booster later launched the Radarsat Constellation Mission, the SXM-7 satellite for SiriusXM, and six Starlink missions prior to the 2021-05-09 launch, most recently on 2021-03-14.

The same booster later launched the Radarsat Constellation Mission and the SXM-7 satellite for SiriusXM.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster previously supported the launches of Crew Dragon Demo-1, RADARSAT Constellation, SXM-7, and five Starlink missions.

The Maxar Technologies-built SXM-7 satellite is insured for $225,000,000 and represents a major loss for insurers so far in 2021.

SiriusXM took a $220,000,000 charge to its net income because of the failure of SXM-7.

Maxar’s $28,000,000 charge included $25,000,000 in final milestone payments it will not receive and $3,000,000 to cover costs associated with efforts to recover SXM-7.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster on the 2021-12-18 Vandenberg Starlink mission had previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and eight Starlink missions.

Booster B1051 first launched the Demo-1 commercial crew test flight three years ago and has also launched the Radarsat Constellation Mission, the SXM-7 radio satellite, and nine Starlink missions including the 2022-03-19 flight.

The Falcon 9 booster that launched the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission previously supported Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and 10 Starlink missions.

SXM-7 launched on 2020-12-13 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with a launch mass of approximately 7,000 kg.