XSS-11 (USA 165) (28636)

COSPAR: 2005-011A | Alt Name: XSS-11

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 11, 2005

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC8

Launch Vehicle

Minotaur I

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28636

International Designator

2005-011A

Decay Date

11/12/2013

Basic Satellite Info

Name

XSS-11 (USA 165)

Alternative Name

XSS-11

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

AFRL

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The XSS-11 (USA 165), designated by NORAD as CAT ID 28636 and identified as OBJECT_ID 2005-011A, is a spacecraft designed for Rendezvous Technology missions operated by the AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory). Launched on April 11, 2005, from AFWTR SLC8 using a Minotaur I launch vehicle, XSS-11 has dimensions of approximately 1 meter in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 3 meters. It weighs 125 kilograms at launch and 100 kilograms when dry, manufactured by LMSSD/DENV. The spacecraft is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its shape consists of a Box design plus two panels, and it has an RCS (Reaction Control System) value of 0.798. The XSS-11 was launched to test rendezvous technologies in space.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

100

Launch Mass

125

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

0.798

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

XSS-11

Purpose

Rendezvous Technology

Mission

Rendezvous Technology

Manufacturer

LMSSD/DENV

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

XSS-11

Configuration

LM-300

Motor

AOCS

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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