LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 04, 2000 -- A Boeing Satellite Systems technician is dwarfed by the massive XM-1, a 13.3-kW Boeing 702 model spacecraft being built for XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Washington, D.C. XM's satellites - officially named "Rock" and "Roll" -- are Boeing 702 satellites, the most powerful commercial satellites ever manufactured. Together, the two XM spacecraft will deliver up to 100 channels of digital-quality music, news and information to cars, homes and other listening environments. Each spacecraft will provide 18 kilowatts of total power at beginning of life.
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