Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ISpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
XSS-11
Launched
April 11, 2005
Image: NASA
Summary
XSS-11 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 11, 2005. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 45th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,705th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Minotaur I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Minotaur I flight · 1st this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 45th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,705th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- XSS-11 · NORAD 28636 · re-entered November 12, 2013
Minotaur I (3) Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 8, 1st this year · 620th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 5 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did XSS-11 launch?
XSS-11 launched on April 11, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XSS-11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched XSS-11?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did XSS-11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was XSS-11 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did XSS-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).