Sirius FM-4 Broadcasting Satellite Installation

October 18, 2012

This photo shows the Sirius FM-4 Broadcasting Satellite being moved into the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar on Oct. 16, 2012. The Sirius FM-4 broadcasting satellite was built as a flight-ready back-up for a constellation of three satellites developed by SiriusXM and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral. The FM-4 satellite will be on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Sirius FM-4 Broadcasting Satellite Donated to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

One of the first satellites designed to provide space-based digital radio service to consumers in the United States and Canada was donated by SiriusXM Radio and Space Systems/Loral to the Smithsonian. The Sirius FM-4 broadcasting satellite was built as a flight-ready back-up for a constellation of three satellites developed by SiriusXM and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral.
- October 18, 2012
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Sirius FM-4 Broadcasting Satellite Donated to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum