XSS-10
Appearance
![]() XSS-10 computer model | |
Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | AFRL |
COSPAR ID | 2003-005B |
SATCAT no. | 27664![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 28 kilograms (62 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 29, 2003, 18:06:00 | UTC
Rocket | Delta II 7925-9.5 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.020384971 |
Perigee altitude | 518.0 kilometers (321.9 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 805.0 kilometers (500.2 mi) |
Inclination | 39.75 degrees |
Period | 98.0 minutes |
Epoch | 29 January 2003, 13:06:00 UTC[1] |
XSS-10 (eXperimental Small Satellite 10) was a small, low-cost micro-spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for line-of-sight guidance of spacecraft.[2] The project was initiated at AFRL by Program Manager David Barnhart[3] and completed by Georgia Tech Research Institute engineer Thom Davis and team.[4] The project was declared a success shortly after launch.[5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Delta-II_Stage2_XSS-10.jpg/220px-Delta-II_Stage2_XSS-10.jpg)
References
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Banke, Jim (2003-01-30). "Air Force XSS-10 Micro-Satellite Mission a Success". Space.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ David A. Barnhart et al, “XSS-10 Micro-satellite Demonstration,” AIAA-1998-5298, AIAA Defense and Civil Space Programs Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, AL, Oct. 28-30, 1998
- ^ "Big plans for small satellites". Historical archive. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ^ Sanders, Jane M (2003-08-11). "The Little Engine That Could". Research Horizons. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
External links
- XSS Micro-Satellite at Boeing.com