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]
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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 (2003-01-29UTC18:06Z) UTC |
Rocket | Delta II 7925-9.5 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-17B |
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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] |
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