EXHIBIT 25.1





                                    FORM T-1
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                               __________________

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
                               __________________

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                           SECTION 305(B)(2) _______
                               __________________

                    UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


               New York                        13-3818954
       (Jurisdiction of incorporation        (I.R.S. employer
        if not a U.S. national bank)        identification No.)


            114 West 47th Street                10036-1532
                New York, NY                    (Zip Code)
            (Address of principal
            executive offices)
                               __________________

                            XM Satellite Radio Inc.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                         52-1805102
       (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. employer
       incorporation or organization)       identification No.)


       1250 23rd Street, NW, Suite 57
            Washington, DC                          20037
    (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
                               __________________
                  14% Senior Secured Notes Due March 15, 2010
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


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                                    GENERAL


1.  General Information
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    Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

    (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
        is subject.

          Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New York
              (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
          New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York

    (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.  Affiliations with the Obligor
    -----------------------------

    If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
    affiliation.

          None

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

    XM Satellite Radio Inc. currently is not in default under any of its
    outstanding securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is
    Trustee. Accordingly, responses to Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
    13, 14 and 15 of Form T-1 are not required under General Instruction B.


16.  List of Exhibits
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     T-1.1   --      Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by the State
                     of New York Banking Department to transact business as a
                     Trust Company, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-
                     1.1 to Form T-1 filed on September 15, 1995 with the
                     Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
                     amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990
                     (Registration No. 33-97056).

     T-1.2   --      Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.3   --      Included in Exhibit T-1.1.


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16.  List of Exhibits
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     (cont'd)

     T-1.4   --      The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New York, as
                     amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.4 to
                     Form T-1 filed on September 15, 1995 with the Commission
                     pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by
                     the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No.
                     33-97056).

     T-1.6   --      The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of
                     the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust
                     Indenture Reform Act of 1990.

     T-1.7   --      A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
                     pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
                     examining authority.

NOTE
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As of June 8, 2000, the trustee had 2,999,020 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U.S. Trust
Corporation.  The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States
Trust Company of New York and its parent company, U. S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility as to matters peculiarly
within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the trustee has relied
upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will rely on information to
be furnished by the obligor and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

                               __________________

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
United States Trust Company of New York, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 8th day
of June, 2000.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
  OF NEW YORK, Trustee


By: /s/ Christine C. Collins
    ----------------------------
    Christine C. Collins
    Assistant Vice President

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                                                         Exhibit T-1.6
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       The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

                    United States Trust Company of New York
                              114 West 47th Street
                              New York, NY  10036


June 7, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,

as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, and subject to the

limitations set forth therein, United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.

Trust") hereby consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,

State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities

to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.



Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
  OF NEW YORK


     /s/Gerard F. Ganey
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By:  Gerard F. Ganey
     Senior Vice President


                                                              EXHIBIT T-1.7

                    UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                                 MARCH 31, 2000
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                                ($ IN THOUSANDS)



ASSETS
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Cash and Due from Banks                     $  341,320
Short-Term Investments                          63,345

Securities, Available for Sale                 541,852

Loans                                        2,569,198
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses              17,809
                                            ----------
     Net Loans                               2,551,388
Premises and Equipment                          58,788
Other Assets                                   200,645
                                            ----------
     Total Assets                           $3,757,339
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LIABILITIES
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Deposits:
     Non-Interest Bearing                   $  890,544
     Interest Bearing                        2,158,793
                                            ----------
         Total Deposits                      3,049,337

Short-Term Credit Facilities                   296,646
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities       196,619
                                            ----------
     Total Liabilities                      $3,542,602
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
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Common Stock                                    14,995
Capital Surplus                                 53,041
Retained Earnings                              151,504
Unrealized Loss on Securities
     Available for Sale (Net of Taxes)          (4,804)
                                            ----------

Total Stockholder's Equity                     214,736
                                            ----------
    Total Liabilities and
     Stockholder's Equity                   $3,757,339
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I, Richard E. Brinkmann, Managing Director & Comptroller of the named bank do
hereby declare that this Statement of Condition has been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkmann, Managing Director & Controller

May 16, 2000