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SpaceX Launches SiriusXM SXM-11, Booster Lands 158th Success

6/29/2026

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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying SiriusXM’s SXM-11 satellite on June 28 2026 at 10:25 p.m. EDT.
The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Booster B1085 landed on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” 8.5 minutes after launch, its 158th success.
Built by Lanteris Space Systems after an $800 million acquisition, 15,000-pound SXM-11 satellite deployed 34.5 minutes orbit, replacing XM-5 and Sirius FM-5, expanding coverage in Alaska, Canada, Caribbean.

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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying SiriusXM’s SXM-11 satellite on June 28 2026 at 10:25 p.m. EDT.
The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Booster B1085 landed on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” 8.5 minutes after launch, its 158th success.
Built by Lanteris Space Systems after an $800 million acquisition, 15,000-pound SXM-11 satellite deployed 34.5 minutes orbit, replacing XM-5 and Sirius FM-5, expanding coverage in Alaska, Canada, Caribbean.