XSS-10

XSS-10
XSS-10 computer model
Mission type Technology
Operator AFRL
COSPAR ID 2003-005B
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Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer Boeing
Launch mass 28 kilograms (62 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date January 29, 2003, 18:06:00 (2003-01-29UTC18:06Z) 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 518.0 kilometers (321.9 mi)
Apogee 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]

Spent upper stage of the Delta II launch vehicle imaged by the XSS-10 satellite

References

  1. ↑ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ "Big plans for small satellites". Historical archive. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. ↑ Sanders, Jane M (2003-08-11). "The Little Engine That Could". Research Horizons. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2012-10-26.


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