XSS-10

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XSS-10
File:XSS-10.png
XSS-10 computer model
Mission typeTechnology
OperatorAFRL
COSPAR ID2003-005B
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerBoeing
Launch mass28 kilograms (62 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 29, 2003, 18:06:00 (2003-01-29UTC18:06Z) UTC
RocketDelta II 7925-9.5 (Delta 295)
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-17B
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.020384971
Perigee altitude518.0 kilometers (321.9 mi)
Apogee altitude805.0 kilometers (500.2 mi)
Inclination39.75 degrees
Period98.0 minutes
Epoch29 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]

File:Delta-II Stage2 XSS-10.jpg
Spent upper stage of the Delta II launch vehicle imaged by the XSS-10 satellite

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