{"id":520229,"date":"2021-07-29T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/siriusxms-new-sxm-8-satellite-built-by-maxar-completes-in-orbit-testing-now-ready-for-service-2\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:06:06","slug":"siriusxms-new-sxm-8-satellite-built-by-maxar-completes-in-orbit-testing-now-ready-for-service-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/siriusxms-new-sxm-8-satellite-built-by-maxar-completes-in-orbit-testing-now-ready-for-service-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SiriusXM\u2019s New SXM-8 Satellite, Built by Maxar, Completes In-Orbit Testing, Now Ready for Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>SiriusXM\u2019s New SXM-8 Satellite, Built by Maxar, Completes In-Orbit Testing, Now Ready for Service<\/b><\/p>\n<p>WESTMINSTER, Colo.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nMaxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) and SiriusXM announced today that the SXM-8 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has been handed over to SiriusXM. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellite into space on June 6, 2021, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210729006126\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210729006126\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 270px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210729006126\/en\/895188\/4\/Maxar_and_SiriusXM_team_members_with_SXM-8_at_SpaceX_June_2021_2_image_credit_Maxar.jpg\" alt=\"Maxar and SiriusXM employees pose for a photo with Maxar-built SXM-8 ahead of encapsulation in the fairing of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image credit: Maxar.\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">Maxar and SiriusXM employees pose for a photo with Maxar-built SXM-8 ahead of encapsulation in the fairing of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image credit: Maxar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nSXM-8 is the ninth high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar for SiriusXM. Built on Maxar\u2019s 1300-class platform and designed to provide more than 15 years of service, SXM-8 is more than 27 feet tall and weighed nearly 7,000 kg at launch. SXM-8 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 30 feet in diameter that will allow SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are proud of our long-standing relationship with SiriusXM and excited to see SXM-8 ready for service to bring entertainment to millions of SiriusXM subscribers,\u201d said Chris Johnson, Maxar\u2019s Senior Vice President of Space Programs Delivery. \u201cThe entire Maxar team is committed to excellence, and playing a role in the success of our customers\u2019 missions is what drives us every day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are committed to enhancing our satellite fleet and ability to deliver the best audio entertainment, traffic, weather, data and information services for years to come,\u201d said Bridget Neville, SiriusXM\u2019s Senior Vice President of Satellite and Repeater Systems Engineering and Operations. \u201cWe congratulate our engineering team, Maxar and SpaceX on a successful launch and commissioning.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSXM-8 will provide continuous, reliable delivery of SiriusXM\u2019s audio entertainment and information services to consumers in the United States and will expand SiriusXM\u2019s coverage area in Canada and the Caribbean. SXM-8 will extend the health of SiriusXM\u2019s satellite fleet and its satellite-delivered services through at least 2036.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Maxar<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nMaxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost-effectiveness. Maxar\u2019s 4,400 team members in over 20 global locations are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maxar.com&amp;esheet=52468683&amp;newsitemid=20210729006126&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.maxar.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c85408561a598fde7236d74809bc10b3\">www.maxar.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About SiriusXM<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nSirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM\u2019s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM\u2019s subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company\u2019s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.siriusxm.com&amp;esheet=52468683&amp;newsitemid=20210729006126&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.siriusxm.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c47c784cd654eddd2ee17a2a5deae22c\">www.siriusxm.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward-Looking Statements <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCertain statements and other information included in this release constitute &#8220;forward-looking information&#8221; or &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; (collectively, &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221;) under applicable securities laws. Statements including words such as &#8220;may&#8221;, &#8220;will&#8221;, &#8220;could&#8221;, &#8220;should&#8221;, &#8220;would&#8221;, &#8220;plan&#8221;, &#8220;potential&#8221;, &#8220;intend&#8221;, &#8220;anticipate&#8221;, &#8220;believe&#8221;, &#8220;estimate&#8221; or &#8220;expect&#8221; and other words, terms and phrases of similar meaning are often intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties, as well as other statements referring to or including forward-looking information included in this presentation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nForward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in this presentation. As a result, although management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and other disclosures about the Company and its business included in<b \/>the Company\u2019s continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with U.S. securities and Canadian regulatory authorities, which are available online under the Company\u2019s EDGAR profile at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&amp;esheet=52468683&amp;newsitemid=20210729006126&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.sec.gov&amp;index=3&amp;md5=71fdd5c0423fa103895241bc3f2f52dc\">www.sec.gov<\/a>, under the Company\u2019s SEDAR profile at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedar.com%2F&amp;esheet=52468683&amp;newsitemid=20210729006126&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.sedar.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=47ef4772f8c53eff83dc81f557a2f754\">www.sedar.com<\/a> or on the Company\u2019s website at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maxar.com%2F&amp;esheet=52468683&amp;newsitemid=20210729006126&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.maxar.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=c883340b40fce88d1bb945b217f79f1f\">www.maxar.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe forward-looking statements contained in this release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such forward-looking statements are based upon data available as of the date of this presentation or other specified date and speak only as of such date. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this presentation as a result of new information or future events, except as may be required under applicable securities legislation.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20210729006126r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210729006126\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210729006126\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Investor Relations Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Jason Gursky<br \/>\n<br \/>Maxar VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Treasurer<br \/>\n<br \/>1-303-684-2207<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:jason.gursky@maxar.com\">jason.gursky@maxar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nHooper Stevens<br \/>\n<br \/>SiriusXM<br \/>\n<br \/>212-901-6718<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:hooper.stevens@siriusxm.com\">hooper.stevens@siriusxm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Kristin Carringer<br \/>\n<br \/>Maxar Media Relations<br \/>\n<br \/>1-303-684-4352<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Kristin.carringer@maxar.com\">kristin.carringer@maxar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nPatrick Reilly<br \/>\n<br \/>SiriusXM<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Patrick.Reilly@siriusxm.com\">Patrick.Reilly@siriusxm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nKevin Bruns<br \/>\n<br \/>SiriusXM<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Kevin.Bruns@siriusxm.com\">Kevin.Bruns@siriusxm.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nSpaceX<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:media@spacex.com\">media@spacex.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Colorado<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Technology Entertainment Satellite Telecommunications Aerospace Manufacturing Audio\/Video General Entertainment TV and Radio<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210729006126\/en\/895188\/3\/Maxar_and_SiriusXM_team_members_with_SXM-8_at_SpaceX_June_2021_2_image_credit_Maxar.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Maxar and SiriusXM employees pose for a photo with Maxar-built SXM-8 ahead of encapsulation in the fairing of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 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