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XSS-11
Minotaur IOrbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 8
Monday, April 11, 2005 · 01:35 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Minotaur I
Profile →The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is...
Height23.9 m
LEO Payload1,735 kg
Launches72
Successes65
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%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.576°N, 120.632°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
