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• Sea Launch Begins Countdown for XM Liftoff on May 8 Boeing 05 May 2001 -- The Sea Launch vessels arrived at the equatorial launch site this afternoon and immediately began the L-72 hour countdown to launch XM-1, the "Roll" satellite, on Tuesday, May 8.