🚀 Falcon 9 | 🛰 SXM-10
Launch date: June 7, 2025 04:54 UTC
Payload: SXM-10
Location: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Vehicle: Falcon 9
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 communications satellite for SiriusXM on June 7, 2025, at 12:54 a.m. EDT (0454 UTC) from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, using a Falcon 9 rocket. The booster (B1085), flying its eighth mission, successfully landed on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ The 14,100-pound (6,400 kg) SXM-10 satellite, manufactured by Maxar Technologies and based on the 1300-class bus, features a large unfurlable L3Harris S-band reflector and will replace XM3 and XM4, serving over 33 million digital radio subscribers in North America—including to moving vehicles. SpaceX confirmed successful deployment into geosynchronous transfer orbit about 33 minutes after launch. This was SpaceX’s second SiriusXM launch in six months and marked their 69th Falcon 9 flight of 2025. SiriusXM continues expanding its fleet with SXM-11 and SXM-12 planned for the future. A live webcast is available via SpaceX’s X (formerly Twitter) account.
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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.