SXM-9
Success
DEC 05202416:10:00 UTCReplacement for the partly-failed SXM-7, SXM-9 is a high-powered digital audio radio satellite for SiriusXM. Built by Maxar Technologies on their 1300-class platform, it features a reflector that can unfurl to span nearly 10 meters (33 ft).
SpaceX reported this as the 100th booster recovery on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship.
LIFTOFF
DEC 05 202416:10:00 UTC
Success
launched fromLC-39AKennedy
aboardFalcon 9 B5F9-407intoGTO
Booster
B1076.19
Landed on drone ship · JRTI
Payload
SXM-9
Communications