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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the SXM-11 satellite on June 28 at 10:25 p.m. EDT. The 7.5-ton spacecraft will help modernize the SiriusXM broadcasting network across North America. It launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The SXM-11 mission has successfully launched and is heading toward a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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  1. SpaceX Launches 7.5-Ton SiriusXM SXM-11 Satellite from Florida

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the SXM-11 satellite on June 28 at 10:25 p.m. EDT. The 7.5-ton spacecraft will help modernize the SiriusXM broadcasting network across North America. It launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

    What's confirmed:

    • The SXM-11 satellite weighs 7.5 tons or 15,000 pounds.
    • The mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
    • Liftoff occurred at 10:25 p.m. EDT on June 28.
    • A Falcon 9 rocket was used for the launch.
    • The satellite is part of a constellation refresh to replace aging spacecraft.
    • The SXM-11 satellite is intended for a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The SXM-11 satellite was built by Intuitive Machines and is more than 230-feet-tall.
    • The SXM-11 satellite was built by Lanteris Space based on an IM-1300-class platform.
    • SpaceX launched 24 Starlink V2 craft from Vandenberg on June 28.
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