Sirius FM5 is an American communications spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-M rocket with a Breeze M upper stage from Baikonur at 19:10 UT on 30 June 2009. It enables S-band digital radio broadcasts (music, news, and entertainment) to motorists in North America. Sirius FM5 was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 96 degrees W. The satellite has a design lifetime of 15 years.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-06-30
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan