April 11, 2005 at 1:35 PM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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April 11, 2005 at 1:35 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.5764, -120.6324
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.
Minotaur
Height
19.21 m
Diameter
1.67 m
LEO capacity
580 kg
Successful launches
12
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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