EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
of CD Radio Inc. and Subsidiary on Form S-8 (File No. 33-92588, File No.
33-95118, and File No. 333-15085) of our report dated March 3, 1998, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of CD Radio Inc. and Subsidiary
as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996
and 1997, and for the period May 17, 1990 (date of inception) to December 31,
1997, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
                                          /S/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
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                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
McLean, Virginia
March 18, 1998