During 2000, Briskman launched three Sirius satellites into a unique operational orbital constellation which he designed.
On December 10, 1997 the channel started broadcasting from the Sirius 2 satellite to all of Europe and was renamed SVT Europa.
SVT Europa no longer broadcasts from the Sirius 2 satellite, it is now available via the satellite Eurobird 9.
Sirius satellites will have an elliptical orbit to give full North American coverage.
Three Sirius satellites orbit the earth in a figure-eight pattern, with two of the three always over the United States.
Sirius Satellite Radio launched a constellation of three Sirius satellites during the course of 2000.
In Europe it is available through Sirius 4 satellite, also free of charge to Kabel Digital subscribers in Germany.
Among the services carried are Viasat and Viasat Ukraine which has used the Sirius satellites for their digital platform since its launch.
It is the first Sirius Radio satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit; the three previous Sirius satellites operate in tundra orbits.
As of October 2012, there are nine satellites in orbit: five XM and four Sirius satellites.
