Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

XSS‑11

Name: Minotaur I | XSS-11
Start: 2005-04-11T13:35:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Minotaur I

Launched Mon, Apr 11 · 1:35 PM UTC2005-04-11 13:35 UTCSpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 2005

Orbital Sciences Corporation

1st

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 8

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1726 d 17 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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 Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Minotaur I

Vehicle history

Height

19.2m

Diameter

1.7m

To low Earth orbit

580kg

Liftoff thrust

935kN

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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

XSS‑11

Minotaur I

Launched Mon, Apr 11 · 1:35 PM UTC2005-04-11 13:35 UTCSpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 2005

Orbital Sciences Corporation

1st

launch this year

Space Launch Complex 8

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1726 d 17 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

90%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Orbital Sciences Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Minotaur I

Vehicle history

Height

19.2m

Diameter

1.7m

To low Earth orbit

580kg

Liftoff thrust

935kN

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