SSL to Build SXM-7 and SXM-8 for Sirius XM

Space Systems Loral will build the SXM-7 and SXM-8 satellites for Sirius XM, SSL said in a news release Thursday. The S-band satellites will replace Sirius XM's XM-3 and XM-4 satellites in 2019 and 2020, SSL said, noting it has built seven satellites for Sirius XM.