Geostationary
SXM-9
Satellite Radio Broadcasting · SiriusXM
Right now
LiveIt moves every second. See exactly where it is — worked out from its orbit, on your own device — on the live 3D globe.
- Over
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Speed
- —
A newer SiriusXM satellite continuing the modernization of its broadcasting constellation. SiriusXM's satellite radio service reaches subscribers from Alaska to the Caribbean, maintaining uninterrupted programming during long road trips across North America — a connectivity experience that terrestrial radio cannot replicate. SXM-9 expands the system's capacity and provides additional orbital positions for improved coverage.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,231–22,254 mi (35,778–35,814 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 62259
- Int’l designator
- 2024-234A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More geostationary
- SYRACUSE 3AMilitary Communications
- SYRACUSE 4AMilitary Communications
- SYRACUSE 4BMilitary Communications
- TDRS 11Data Relay
- TDRS 12Data Relay
- TDRS 13Data Relay