Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Sirius FM-5 also known as Radiosat 5 is an American communications satellite which will be operated by Sirius XM Radio. It was constructed by Space Systems Loral based on the LS-1300 bus and carries a single transponder designed to transmit in the NATO E F and I bands (IEEE S and X bands). It will be used to provide satellite radio broadcasting to North America.Sirius FM-5 was launched by a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket flying from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.