ILS / ROSCOSMOS - Sirius Fm-6 launch Mission poster.
October 25, 2013
Liftoff of the ILS Proton M Breeze M rocket and the SIRIUS FM-6 satellite
ILS / ROSCOSMOS - At 08:22:54 MSK (Moscow Time) liftoff of the ILS Proton M Breeze M rocket and the SIRIUS FM-6 satellite.
The three stages of the Proton vehicle have performed as planned, and it is up to the Breeze M upper stage to complete the mission.
Launch of Sirius FM-6 on Proton-M Rocket
According to the flight cyclogram head unit in the Republic of Belarus Breeze-M and SC Sirius FM-6 cleanly separated from the third stage rocket to 22:18 MSK.
Further removal of the spacecraft to the target orbit at the expense of the propulsion upper stage.
Sirius FM-6 satellite
Satellite Use:
Sirius FM-6 is a high-power geostationary satellite for SiriusXM, America’s largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and one of the world’s largest pure-play audio entertainment companies. Sirius FM-6 will help with the delivery of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and Latin programming, traffic and weather to more than 25.6 million subscribers. Sirius FM-6 will also help in the delivery of traffic and other data service information to markets across North America for vehicles with navigational systems. SiriusXM is installed in vehicles of every major automaker and available for sale at retail locations nationwide. Sirius FM-6 will ensure SiriusXM’s array of audio and data services are received by vehicles, mobile devices and home receivers and will play an important role in bolstering the continuity of service for years to come.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/19936/
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