SXM-8
Success
JUN 06202104:26:00 UTCSXM-8 and SXM-7 were contracted as a matched pair to replace SiriusXM's aging orbital assets - SXM-7 to succeed XM-3 and SXM-8 to succeed XM-4. After SXM-7 encountered payload failures during in-orbit testing following its December 2020 launch, SXM-8 carried more of the burden for the network's digital audio radio service.
LIFTOFF
JUN 06 202104:26:00 UTC
Success
launched from SLC-40 Canaveral
aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-121 into GSO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Booster
B1061.3
Landed on drone ship · JRTI
Payload
SXM-8
Communications