Milestones
- SC Separation
- Fifth Burn
- Fourth Burn
- APT Jettison
- Third Burn
- Second Burn
- First Burn
- Stage Separations
- Liftoff
- Rollout to Pad 39
- Breeze M Fueling
- Begin Joint Operations
- SC Fuel Loading
- Breeze M Arrival
- SC/GSE Arrival
- Proton Arrival
- Early Team Arrival
- Milestones in progress
- Milestones completed
SIRIUS FM-5
Launch Date:
July 1, 2009
BKR
Vehicle: Proton M/ Breeze M
The Satellite
- Satellite Operator: SIRIUS XM Radio
- Satellite Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral
- Purpose: Direct Radio Broadcasting
- Platform: LS-1300
- Separated Mass: 5820 kg
- Satellite Design Life: 15 years
Highlights
- 6th Proton Launch of 2009
- 4th ILS Proton of 2009
- 53rd Proton Launch for ILS
- 4th AsiaSat Satellite Launched by ILS
- 12th Space Systems/Loral Satellite Launched on a Proton
Latest News
ILS Proton Successfully Launches SIRIUS FM-5 Satellite
Launch Resources
- Mission Overview
- Media Advisory
- Live Broadcast
Final Details of the Launch and Separation
- Liftoff occurred in Baikonur on July 01, at 01:10 local time (June 30, 15:10 EDT, June 30, 19:10 GMT).
- Nominal separation took place at 10:24, July 01 local time (00:24 EDT, 04:24 GMT).
- Separation of the SIRIUS FM-5 satellite occured approximately 9 hours, 14 minutes after liftoff.
- Orbit Parameters: Predicted: 4,207km x 35,786 km x 22.9 deg
SIRIUS FM-5 Blog
July 6, 2009
End of SIRIUS FM-5 Mission
June 30, 2009
SIRIUS FM-5 Mission Success!
June 30, 2009
SIRIUS FM-5 Third and Fourth Burn Completion
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