XM-3

28626
Spacetrack Directory Number
2005-03-01
Orbit launches
36012.78 km
Average height
11039.42 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information XM-3 - XM-3 (RHYTHM)

Spacetrack Directory Name XM-3
Alternative name XM-3 (RHYTHM)
Group INTELSAT
Orbit launches 2005-03-01
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point SEAL (Sea Launch Platform (mobile), USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 35781 km
Apogee 35787 km
Height XM-3 36012.78 km

Additional information XM-3

XM-3 (RHYTHM) is a communication satellite identified by NORAD CAT ID 28626 and OBJECT ID 2005-008A, manufactured by BOES using the BSS-702HP bus configuration. Launched on March 1, 2005, from Sea Launch (SEAL) with a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 7 meters in length and 3.3 meters in diameter, with a span of 40.4 meters due to its solar arrays. At launch, XM-3 had a mass of 4682 kg and operated for a designed lifetime of 15 years. The satellite is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation, along with equipment including 13.3 kW digital audio radio and two active S-band transponders, each featuring 16 active (with 6 spares) 228 W TWTAs. XM-3s purpose was to provide communication services for XM Radio-3, operated by XMR. The satellite has a box shape with two panels, an RCS of 14.4177, and is stabilized using R-4D-11-300 motors.

satellite XM-3 Date of exalting 01.03.2005y. Average height of ISS XM-3 hundred 36012.78 km. Average velocity XM-3 is 11039.42 km/h. Inclination XM-3 satellite 0.17°.


Average orbit height XM-3

Average velocity XM-3

Average inclination XM-3

Update time: 2026-06-20
Average height of ISS XM-3 is: 36012.78km
Average velocity XM-3 is: 11039.42km/h
Average orbit height XM-3 is: 0.17°
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