March 18, 2001, 10:33 p.m. - March 18, 2001, 10:33 p.m.
XM-2
Overview
Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit Mission: Communications
Geostationary Transfer OrbitLaunch Platform OdysseySea Launch
Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., now Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (XMTM) signed a contract 23 March 1998, for two BSS-702 model satellites, named XM 1 and XM 2 (nicknamed "Rock" and "Roll"). These satellites are designed to provide state-of-the-art digital audio radio programming directly to cars, homes and portable radios coast to coast.