Minotaur I
SuccessXSS-11 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Apr 11, 2005, 13:35 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Apr 11, 2005, 13:35 UTC – Monday, Apr 11, 2005, 13:35 UTC
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
XSS-11
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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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