Updates on XM's new Satellites

Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Tags: 2, XM
XM-5 SatelliteThis month Sea Launch is preparing for the launch of XM Satellite Radio's XM-4 Satellite (which I believe will be nicknamed "Blues"). The latest status update shows XM-4 being delivered from the Boeing Satellite Development Center to Sea Launch's Payload Processing Facility (pictured). Sea Launch will have live streaming video of the launch on their website.

XM-4, a high-power S-band Boeing 702 satellite, will have 18 kilowatts of total power and is designed for a 15-year lifespan. It will have a final orbital position of 115 degrees West Longitude.

Meanwhile, Harris Corporation has completed the design review for two unfurlable 9-meter gold mesh reflectors with articulating booms that will be used onboard the XM-5 satellite (being manufactured by Space Systems/Loral).

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