🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 SXM-10

Launch date: June 7, 2025 03:00 UTC

Payload: SXM-10

Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Vehicle: Falcon 9

SiriusXM’s SXM-10 satellite, built by Maxar Technologies, is launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 03:00 UTC on June 7, 2025 from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral. The over-6,000 kg satellite will replace aging XM3 and XM4 in the SiriusXM constellation to serve over 33 million subscribers with digital radio services. The booster will land downrange on a SpaceX droneship in the Atlantic.

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SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) is a historic launch site located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Built in the 1960s, it was originally used for Titan III and Titan IV launches, supporting a variety of military, intelligence, and interplanetary missions. After a period of inactivity, SpaceX leased and extensively modified SLC-40 in the 2000s to launch Falcon 9 rockets.

Since becoming operational for SpaceX in 2010, SLC-40 has become a principal hub for commercial, governmental, and crewed missions aboard Falcon 9. The pad has seen dozens of launches annually, significantly contributing to America’s presence in space exploration, satellite deployment, and servicing the International Space Station.