OSC Minotaur I XSS-11
Minotaur I
Status
Success
Date
11 APR 2005
13:35
Launch Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Minotaur I
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
5
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
19.21 m
Diameter
1.67 m
Launch Mass
36 T
Thrust
935 kN