April 11, 2005 1:35 pm

XSS-11

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Minotaur I

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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USA-165 or XSS-11 (Experimental Satellite System-11) is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations.
Launch Overview
Window Open 13:35 UTC
Window Close 13:35 UTC
Lift Off Apr 11, 2005 · 13:35 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 8
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload XSS-11
Rocket Minotaur I
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
USA-165 or XSS-11 (Experimental Satellite System-11) is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Space Launch Complex 8
Launch Overview
Window Open 13:35 UTC
Window Close 13:35 UTC
Lift Off Apr 11, 2005 · 13:35 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 8
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload XSS-11
Rocket Minotaur I
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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