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Minotaur I: XSS-11

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.

Monday, 11 April 2005
Minotaur I: XSS-11

Mission Data

Orbital Sciences Corporation
🇺🇸Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch VehicleMinotaur I
Vehicle FamilyMinotaur
Vehicle Record12 of 12 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record65 successes / 7 failures (90%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 8
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#11
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad10
Launches From This Site923
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Minotaur I

The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.

Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 8 · 34.5763°N 120.6325°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.