SiriusXM To Relocate FM-5 Satellite as Part of Move to GSO Constellation
SiriusXM Radio plans to drift its FM-5 satellite from 96 degrees west to 86.15 degrees west. In an FCC International Bureau filing Friday, Sirius asked for a modification of its FM-5 license for the drift and to operate the satellite…
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during that relocation, and to renew the satellite's license to operate for eight additional years, through Aug. 25, 2025. Sirius is moving from a hybrid constellation to a geostationary satellite constellation of FM-5 and FM-6, it said. The company plans to begin drifting FM-5 in March, and after that drift is complete to retire the three nongeostationary satellites that make up its legacy constellation, it said. The FM-5 drift is expected to take 14 days, Sirius said.