SiriusXM satellite completes in-orbit testing

NEW YORK and WESTMINISTER – SiriusXM and Maxar Technologies announced last week the completion of in-orbit testing of the SXM-8 satellite, which was built by Maxar and has now been handed over to SiriusXM. The satellite was launched into space in June from Cape Canaveral, Florida, by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, according to a press release. “SXM-8 will provide continuous, reliable delivery of SiriusXM's audio entertainment and information services to consumers in the United States and will expand SiriusXM's coverage area in Canada and the Caribbean,” reads the press release. “SXM-8 will extend the health of SiriusXM's satellite fleet...