October 08, 2010
Payload:
XM-5 satellite
SS/L 1300
Separated spacecraft mass: Approx 5,984 kg (13,165 lbs)
Launch Vehicle:
ILS Proton Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lbs), including payload
58.2 m (191 ft)
Launch Date:
15 October, 2010
Launch Time:
00:53 Baikonur
18:53 UTC, 14 October
14:53 EDT, 14 October
Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 24
Launch Customer:
SIRIUS XM Radio, New York, NY
Satellite Manufacturer:
Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, Ca.
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow
Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va.
Satellite Use:
XM-5 is a high-power geostationary satellite from SIRIUS XM Radio, America’s satellite radio company and the leader in audio entertainment. XM-5 is intended to serve as an in-orbit spare for the existing fleet of SIRIUS and XM satellites. It will ensure SIRIUS XM’s array of audio and data services are reliably delivered to subscribers. XM-5 will help with the delivery of more than 130 channels of commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather to close to 20 million subscribers, as well as services such as XM NavTraffic®, which provides real-time traffic information to vehicles in markets across North America. SIRIUS XM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at retail locations nationwide.
Satellite Statistics:
2 large, unfurlable mesh antennas
End-of-life power capability: over 19.5 kilowatts
Anticipated service life: 15 years
Mission Profile:
The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the XM-5 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the XM-5 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Separation of the XM-5 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff.
Target Orbit at Separation:
Apogee: 35,786 km (22,236 miles)
Perigee: 4,235 km (2,632 miles)
Inclination: 22.84 degrees
Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff
ILS Mission Statistics:
__9th Proton Launch in 2010/360th overall
__62nd ILS Proton Launch
__6th ILS Proton Launch in 2010
__5th SIRIUS XM Satellite Launched on an ILS Proton
__16th Space Systems/Loral Satellite Launched on a Proton
Live Broadcast:
ILS XM 5 Satellite Live Launch Broadcast OCTOBER 14th, 2010 (US)
US Domestic C-Band satellite time from IMG will start at 1355 Eastern October 14th for test signal
European test signals from IMG will start at 1355 Eastern/1755 GMT October 14th
BAIKONUR to US signal starts at 1325 Eastern/1725 GMT October 14th
Live Coverage starting at 1423 Eastern/1823 GMT October 14th
Launch is scheduled for 14:53:21 Eastern/18:53:21 GMT October 14th
Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 1525 Eastern/1925 GMT October 14th
Live Webcast can be seen at:
http://xm5satellite.imgondemand.com/
In North America, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following:
Galaxy 28, 15 C
89 degrees West
C-band Analog NTSC
36 mhz.
U/L frequency 6225.0 Horizontal
D/L frequency 4000.0 Vertical
Audio 6.8 and 6.2
In Baikonur and Europe, the Launch Broadcast will be seen on the following:
Eutelsat W2A, B1
Channel: CH-4 Upper
U/L Freq. 14,323.00 Vertical
D/L Freq: 11,023.0 Horizontal
625 PAL
9 Mhz
Audio: 2 channels
Symbol rate – 5.632
FEC: 3/4
MPEG: 4:2:0 MPEG2
More Information:
Live webcast will begin approximately 30 minutes before liftoff. General mission information and launch status updates are available at www.ilslaunch.com or on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.