Sirius SXM-10

Mission

Sirius SXM-10 on Falcon 9 Block 5. Sat 7 Jun 2025, 04:54 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40. Source: Launch Library 2.

SXM-10 is the 11th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-10 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. SXM-10 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.

Mission type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-38 minSat 7 Jun, 06:16 CEST

   GO for Prop Load

   Launch director verifies go for propellant load

2. T-35 minSat 7 Jun, 06:19 CEST

   Stage 1 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage

3. T-35 minSat 7 Jun, 06:19 CEST

   Prop Load

   Start of propelland loading

4. T-16 minSat 7 Jun, 06:38 CEST

   Stage 2 LOX Load

   Start of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage

5. T-7 minSat 7 Jun, 06:47 CEST

   Engine Chill

   Start of engine chilling

6. T-1 minSat 7 Jun, 06:53 CEST

   Tank Press

   Fuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels

7. T-1 minSat 7 Jun, 06:53 CEST

   Startup

   The onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks

8. T-45 sSat 7 Jun, 06:53 CEST

   GO for Launch

   Launch director verifies go for launch

9. T-3 sSat 7 Jun, 06:53 CEST

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

10. T-0Sat 7 Jun, 06:54 CEST

    Liftoff

    First upwards movement of the rocket

11. T+1 min 15 sSat 7 Jun, 06:55 CEST

    Max-Q

    Maximum dynamic pressure

12. T+2 min 28 sSat 7 Jun, 06:56 CEST

    MECO

    Cut-off of the main engine

13. T+2 min 31 sSat 7 Jun, 06:56 CEST

    Stage 2 Separation

    Separation of the second stage from the first

14. T+2 min 39 sSat 7 Jun, 06:56 CEST

    SES-1

    First start of the second engine

15. T+3 min 26 sSat 7 Jun, 06:57 CEST

    Fairing Separation

    Separation of the payload fairing

16. T+6 min 10 sSat 7 Jun, 07:00 CEST

    Entry Burn Startup

    Start of the atmospheric entry burn

17. T+6 min 36 sSat 7 Jun, 07:00 CEST

    Entry Burn Shutdown

    End of the atmospheric entry burn

18. T+7 min 57 sSat 7 Jun, 07:01 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing Burn

    Start of the first stage landing burn

19. T+8 min 4 sSat 7 Jun, 07:02 CEST

    SECO-1

    First cut-off of the second engine

20. T+8 min 21 sSat 7 Jun, 07:02 CEST

    Stage 1 Landing

    Landing of the first stage

21. T+25 min 53 sSat 7 Jun, 07:19 CEST

    SES-2

    Second start of the second engine

22. T+27 minSat 7 Jun, 07:21 CEST

    SECO-2

    Second cut-off of the second engine

23. T+33 min 11 sSat 7 Jun, 07:27 CEST

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.56194122, -80.57735736