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XSS-11

Minotaur IOrbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 8
Monday, April 11, 2005 · 01:35 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadXSS-11
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages4
PadSpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 8

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.576°N
Longitude
120.632°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

01:35 PM UTC - 01:35 PM UTC

Vehicle

Minotaur I

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Height23.9 m
LEO Payload1,735 kg
Launches72
Successes65

Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.